A quick round-up of community stories, mutual aid, and calls-to-action:
- DTC Medical Fees Fund: Helping People Access the DTC — The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) is a non-refundable tax credit that reduces the amount of income tax you owe. You might know that eligible applicants must be approved for the DTC before gaining access to other benefits, like the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). It’s an important benefit—and many […]
- Ask an Expert sessions – Back by popular demand! — The Access RDSP partnership between DABC, Plan Institute and BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) has had years of experience providing free navigational supports through income tax filing, the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and other financial planning matters. For RDSP Awareness Month, our team of experts are hosting two […]
- India’s new envoy wants full-scale trade deal with Canada as relations thaw — Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik said Canadian businesses should expand trade and investment ties with India now, without waiting for a formal trade agreement.
- Workshop – Disability Justice and Local Government: Tools for Change — From curb cuts to bus routes to public space accessibility, decisions made at city hall impact the lives of people living with disabilities daily. Women Transforming Cities (WTC), a grassroots organization working to reshape who cities are built by and for is partnering with Live Educate Transform Society (LET’S), a nonprofit organization active in the […]
- Support DABC this #DAFDay! — It’s DAF Day Canada: a national moment encouraging donors who give through Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) to activate their generosity and support frontline work like ours. #DAFDay If you have a DAF, you can recommend a grant to Disability Alliance BC today. It’s easy—and it means we can keep showing up for people with disabilities […]
- In/Equality Podcast – Inequality and Disability Justice with Michael Orsini Transcript — Debra Thompson 00:00 From the Institute for Research on Public Policy, this is inequality a special series of the policy options podcast exploring the many facets of inequality in Canada through conversations with experts. I’m your host Deborah Thompson. Today I speak with Dr. Michael Orsini, a professor in the Institute of feminist and gender […]
- Manitoba NDP says bill will prevent use of notwithstanding clause to ‘trample’ rights of vulnerable groups —
<p>The NDP introduced legislation in Manitoba on Thursday that the premier hopes will safeguard against the frivolous use of the notwithstanding clause, a legal measure that’s been invoked by Quebec and other governments in recent years to temporarily shield provincial legislation from legal challenges under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.</p> - Ottawa says it can provide $12M loan to keep northern Ontario paper mill open — The federal government is offering a one-time $12M loan to help keep Kapuskasing’s paper mill open while the company develops a long-term pivot strategy.
- Man charged with murder as remains of Samuel Bird located outside Edmonton —
<p>The remains of 14-year-old Samuel Bird have been located and a murder charge has been laid in his death, police said Thursday.</p> - Manitoba Government Provincial Nominee Program Invites 328 Health-Care Workers to Build Careers in Manitoba —
- Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.2 Million For 24 Interlake Community Development Projects —
- Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.2 Million in Community Development Projects for Northern Manitoba —
- Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Keep Vehicle Insurance Rates Affordable —
- BC Reneges on New Supports for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children — A language skills program was set to go, until the government pulled the plug.
- Ontario charity relocated residents with autism without consent, their families say —
<p>A charity for adults with developmental disabilities has relocated some residents due to a labour dispute with support workers. Concerned family members say they didn’t consent.</p> - P.E.I. calls for federal investigation into foreign interference allegations aimed at Buddhist groups — <img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/2a001494-d641-4694-a8b6-dd05caafc904,1760635348751/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1180%2C663%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Premier of P.E.I. stands outdoors in front of some trees’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’‘Islanders deserve clarity. They deserve to know these matters are being handled by the proper investigative bodies,’ says Premier Rob Lantz’/><p>P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz is calling on the federal RCMP and Canada’s anti-money-laundering agency to begin “immediate and transparent” investigations into allegations of foreign interference and money laundering involving “certain Buddhist groups” on the Island. </p>
- Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta’s Public Education — MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.
- The future of child care in Canada: What to expect — On April 19, 2021, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the first federal budget in two years. Among the many new and updated policies, one stood out especially – the promise of affordable universal childcare for all Canadians. Universal child care had been promised in the past and never come to fruition, not for lack of […]
- Why Gawker’s bankruptcy is a policy issue — Where should media outlets draw the line between revenue generation and content quality? Between truth and ethics? CBC News’ Lauren O’Neil stopped by the podcast to weigh in on these issues and more on this week’s episode. We looked at the Gawker bankruptcy, the ethics and business of new media and Canada’s evolving media landscape. […]
- Technology-enabled trade in Canada — E-commerce is revolutionizing the way we trade by giving businesses unprecedented access to new markets. Tools such as eBay have become the great equalizer of international trade: empowering small businesses in a globalized trade environment traditionally dominated by large firms. With so much to gain from these emerging trade patterns, Canadian trade policy can’t afford […]
- Federal Court allows caretaker council in Kanesatake after cancelled election — The Federal Court has ruled that 5 chiefs from the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake may form a caretaker council to provide essential services and handle administrative tasks.
- ‘Preserving our past’: Winnipeg archives to return to historic library after renos — The City of Winnipeg’s archives are going back to their downtown home, after renovations are complete to a historic building that once housed the city’s first public library.
- How Alberta Teachers Are Winning the Public Opinion Battle — The teachers’ main demands are finding support, while the government is being blamed for the school shutdown.
- Long-Term Care Funding Cuts Will Hurt Seniors, Providers Warn — Operators say they rely on the pandemic supports the government is cutting.
- Bills C-2 and C-12: How Canada’s border security acts endanger refugee rights —