Disability Without Poverty on Twitter: "How many stories like this will it take for governments to do the right thing and end poverty? Two children may soon lose their mother to MAiD because disability supports are non-existent. #EndDisabilityPoverty https://t.co/1pgL73eP9l https://t.co/1pgL73eP9l" / Twitter

https://twitter.com/Disability_WP/status/1674040053457199104

So glad to see the Disability Without Poverty campaign succeeding. This feels like a good step in the right direction towards a #UBI in #Canada

via #Leadnow

"With the rising costs of living across the country, it’s becoming harder for many of us to put food on the table. And more than ever, people with disabilities are falling through the cracks.

But, the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) could help stop that. Just this week Bill C-22 — the act to reduce poverty and support the financial security of persons with disabilities with the CDB — passed its third reading with a unanimous vote from all parties. 1,2 The fight is not over: the bill must get through the Senate so it can become law. And critically, the Liberals must provide funding for it.

MP Mike Morrice — along with disability advocates across the country — is calling for funding to be designated in the 2023 budget. With multi-partisan support, and over 89% of Canadians supporting the CDB, this should be a no-brainer for the Liberal government. 3

A groundswell of public support could send a loud and clear message: people with disabilities will not get left behind and the government must put its money where its mouth is."

https://act.leadnow.ca/fund-the-canadian-disability-benefit/?source=tw

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