Why Does This Government Seem to Dislike People with Disabilities?

Why does this Government seem to dislike people with disabilities?

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Advocates call absence of disability ministry in PM's new cabinet 'a real slap in the face'

When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new cabinet this week, one notable position was omitted from the roster: the minister of diversity, inclusion and persons with disabilities.

Opposition slams the Gov't over separate census targeting persons with disabilities, citing poor planning

The Opposition People's National Party says the Government's "failure" to integrate a census targeting persons with disabilities into the ongoing national population census "underscores yet another bungled priority by the Andrew Holness...

Seniors’ Advocate Ill-Equipped to Take On Added Files For Disabled

The province’s seniors’ advocate says she does not have the resources to handle the additional disabilities file. The Coalition of Persons with Disabilities Newfoundland and Labrador, or COD-NL, has argued that a stand-alone disabilities advocate be established, but the province has suggested that those responsibilities could instead be added to the role of the seniors’ advocate. But that person, Susan Walsh, points to the Office of the Child an…