Khedr and Hewitt: New federal disability benefit keeps disabled people in legislated poverty
01-05-2024 16:33 via ottawacitizen.com

Khedr and Hewitt: New federal disability benefit keeps disabled people in legislated poverty

The federal government has been promising a federal disability benefit since 2020 – touted as a game changer for the many persons with disabilities living in poverty in this country. It has not lived up to its promise. Read More
Read more »

Ottawa news



Gatineau police arrest Smiths Falls man on sexual assault charges
Gatineau police arrest Smiths Falls man on sexual assault charges
Ottawa city council approves development charge increases
Ottawa city council approves development charge increases
Missing Carleton Place resident found dead, OPP say
Missing Carleton Place resident found dead, OPP say
Dominique Rhymes returns home to help boost the Redblacks offence
Dominique Rhymes returns home to help boost the Redblacks offence
City council approves new penalty system for parking and automated camera tickets
City council approves new penalty system for parking and automated camera tickets
Diane Deans: 'She was a fighter, both in her battle with cancer but also for the people of Ottawa'
Diane Deans: 'She was a fighter, both in her battle with cancer but also for the people of Ottawa'
Para Transpo driver charged with sexual assault
Para Transpo driver charged with sexual assault
Commissionaires Open at Ottawa's Eagle Creek will feature future PGA stars
Commissionaires Open at Ottawa's Eagle Creek will feature future PGA stars
3.2-magnitude earthquake hits area northwest of Hawkesbury
3.2-magnitude earthquake hits area northwest of Hawkesbury
Campbell: Don't turn back the clock on Canada's treatment of those serving life sentences
Campbell: Don't turn back the clock on Canada's treatment of those serving life sentences
Ottawa 67's sign first-rounder Eshkawkogan, Sirman wins OHL academic award
Ottawa 67's sign first-rounder Eshkawkogan, Sirman wins OHL academic award
Kaczorowski: New directive on public service return-to-office is haphazard and will satisfy no one
Kaczorowski: New directive on public service return-to-office is haphazard and will satisfy no one
Today's letters: Deachmam shows that, occasionally, Ontario's health-care system delivers
Today's letters: Deachmam shows that, occasionally, Ontario's health-care system delivers
Public service notebook: Mediation and measures to prevent hearing injuries
Public service notebook: Mediation and measures to prevent hearing injuries
Desktop versie