Special Olympics participants deserved more from Higgs government
On Friday, the government of New Brunswick finally “wished Team NB the experience of a lifetime,” not good luck or ...
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Let’s demand a human rights-based treatment for people living in poverty
The United Nations celebrates each year the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is asking governments and civil society to ...
Why is the Higgs government suddenly interested in poverty?
Bruce Fitch, Minister of Social Development, recently announced significant changes for social assistance recipients in New Brunswick. The Minister estimates ...
Not all disabilities are visible
People with disabilities are born that way--not necessarily. All disabilities can be seen--nope! People with disabilities receive all kinds of ...
Conservative platform should scare all Canadians: disability rights advocate
In about twenty days, the lives of all Canadians with disabilities could change and not for the better. I’m so ...
Axe the Household Income Policy, say disability rights advocates and allies
Today, disability rights advocates and allies are launching a letter writing campaign website, axethehip.ca, to abolish the Household Income Policy. ...
New Brunswick’s social assistance reforms must include better support for home care workers
As New Brunswick's Department of Social Development continues to look at the social assistance reform, I wanted to discuss the ...