CNA Advocacy

Hello, and welcome to the Advocacy part of our web site.
 
From time to time we will have a letter or link to a letter that we think should be sent to a Member of Parliament or Legislative Assembly.  We would appreciate your help in this area by sending a letter to your member via the Internet or by regular mail.  The necessary information can be found by clicking on one of the links below in your preferred language and then the Province or Territory, and following the steps found within those links to locate the information about your member. 

 

When a request is made, you will find the information about the letter at the bottom of this page.

 

Click on a link below to find you Member of Parliament or Member of legislative Assembly.

 
 
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A Call For Action

 

January 8, 2010

Prime Minister Harper has prorogued the House of Commons.  A new session will begin March 4th and a new session means a Throne Speech and a Budget.

 

Members of Parliament will be spending more time in their constituency offices in January and February.  NOW is the perfect time for us to ensure that they know the priorities of Canadians with disabilities.

 

Call, write or meet with your Member of Parliament before the end of February.

 

Tell them about our national priorities.

Þ       Initiatives to address disproportionate poverty of Canadians with disabilities by:

•      making the Disability Tax Credit refundable for those without a taxable income,

•      making those eligible for Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits automatically eligible for the Disability Tax Credit,

•      making Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits non-taxable,

•      expanding Employment Insurance Sick benefits to 52 weeks.

Þ       Increasing labour force participation by creating specific targets for persons with disabilities within Labour Market Agreements negotiated with the provinces and increase funding for the Opportunities Fund.

Þ       Improving accessibility by establishing access standards for all modes of federally regulated transportation and creating a Universal Design Centre that would provide employers, governments, public institutions etc. with the most up-to-date information on accessible design and accommodation.

Þ       Improving disability support services to Aboriginal people with disabilities who live on reserve.

Þ       Develop a National Implementation Plan to address disability issues following Canada’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 

Þ       Work collaboratively with provincial/territorial governments to create new investments in disability-related supports such as homecare, pharmacare, sign language interpretation, access to technical aids, access to information etc.

 

For more information on specific issues identified above go to the CCD website at www.ccdonline.ca