It will soon be easier and faster to get a medically assisted death than many disability supports

 By Trudo Lemmens and Leah Krakowitz-Broker To meet the twice-renewed deadline imposed by the Quebec Superior Court in the Truchon case, the federal government is pushing its new Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) bill through Parliament before year’s end.  They should go back to the drawing board and start again. Truchon ruled sections

Persons with disabilities deserve a basic income

 By Evelyn Forget and Sheila Regehr Will the newly announced Canadian Disability Benefit get us there? Last month’s Throne Speech committed to the creation of a new Canadian Disability Benefit for persons with disabilities – that’s good news. The details remain vague, but some disability advocates have long championed a