A non-partisan, gender-diverse group of persons living Differently Abled, with allies, whose mission is to improve Independent Living. We just want a #FairShake
Toronto, ON
Joined March 2022
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#ODSP payments are $14k a year below the poverty line of Toronto? With rising costs & inflation at 5.4%, how are people supposed to survive?It is time for a change! #FairShake #YourMoveOntario #RaiseTheRates @ScioAdvocacy @DS_XUniversity @CIL_Toronto @ODSPAction @JoelHardenONDP
This short video shows the amazing collaborative effort that went into this year’s Planting Day! Thanks to all who got some dirt under your nails! A big shout-out to our donors: @corpussanchez
Paul & Ruth Mouldey @TheStopCFC &
@BellwoodsCntrs youtu.be/eD3JP68BqWM
I was at the reading of the budget. It’s time we stop giving billionaires, bns. At least $12 bn to the 🚘 sector. #GM got $6 bn, when profits have risen 50% since 2020, $17 bn in 2022. Why not Healthcare/ODSP/IND Living? @JoelHardenONDP @JohnFraserOS @fordnation Thoughts #onpoli
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Not a dime for existing transit in #OntarioBudget2023.
$70 bn for LRTs that are over budget and late, but existing subways and buses get cut.
This is great for consultants, and bad for #Ontario. We will expose this. #onpoli
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Read/download ON 2023 Provincial Budget here:
The word "poverty" appears exactly once in it's 207 pages
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budget.ontario.ca/2023/index…
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Imagine! Betwn 2011 & 2016, Canada lost 322,000 #AffordableHousing units in rental market. Affordable in this case is defined as rental units under $750 a month. Most of the loss is related to financialization.(Housing expert, Steve Pomeroy) #Right2Housing theglobeandmail.com/real-est…
The only time either the provincial or federal government “cares” about people with disabilities is during an election. They forget that they too will one day be disabled.
5.8 million Canadians can’t access the food they need. And 50% of them have a disability. That’s why we support the creation of the Canada Disability Benefit, which would provide the income needed to put food on the table.
For more info: feedopportunity.com/
Yes, @DrFullertonMPP will you?
Minister @DrFullertonMPP - will you join us so you too can understand how unlivable this diet is, and raise the rates?
This is amazing and sad at the same time, no one should live on less than seven dollars a day. With the price of produce and fresh vegetables this is impossible. @fordnation Will never do this, never.
To pressure the PC government to double social assistance, myself and my MPP colleagues are living on a “welfare diet” grocery budget of $47.60 a week. We encourage the Minister of Social Services Merrilee Fullerton to join us and double the rates. #onpoli
This makes me angry. You really are turning this into America @fordnation
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"Half a million Toronto residents sweltering in apartments with no A/C in summer heat." A health crisis that's getting worse and needs urgent action on solutions. toronto.ctvnews.ca/half-a-mi… via @CTVToronto
This is on the same lines of now having to pay for bloodwork when screening for cancer. @fordnation ruining our province, maximizing their profits and giving money to billionaires. Good job Ontario.
OPSEU Press Release: For-profit mail sorting delays harm ODSP clients:
The outsourcing of ODSP mail sorting to a for-profit co has created chaos for #ODSP clients & staff, resulting in delayed benefits, suspensions & holds.
@OPSEU @ONSocialService #ONpoli
opseu.org/news/for-profit-ma…
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Stoked to see Sarah Jama and Trudo Lemmens this evening on CBC’s Canada Tonight, dismantling the Government’s arguments for its rapid expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying- #MAiD 👏
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Housing model broken for people on fixed incomes
"Ppl on fixed incomes (i.e. #ODSP) are finding it harder to get by each month, which can lead to anxiety-induced panic & fear of ending up homeless"
#AffordableHousing #HousingCrisis #ONpoli @DrFullertonMPP
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Today I was at City Hall with @ArielTroster and @cmckenney talking to folks about the need for public accessible washrooms downtown
The lack of public washrooms is a major accessibility concern - huge thanks to @GottaGoCampaign for their advocacy on this
ALT Joel points to his friend Jo, who is holding a gotta go campaign flyer
ALT Joel taking a selfie with Catherine McKenney and Ariel Troster
ALT Piece of paper that reads: GottaGo! has identified 22 public toilets in downtown Ottawa but zero street level signs to help visitors and residents locate them. There are just 2 public toilets (unrestricted when not closed) 1. Majors Hill Park 2. West Side of Parliament (currently blocked by construction) There are 13 in public buildings 1. tourist information kiosk 2. Ottawa Art gallery 3. Supreme Court 4. Archives of Canada 5. National Gallery 6. Bank of Canada museum 7. The Mint 8. National Arts Centre 9. City Hall 10. Arts Court 11. Ottawa Public Library 12. Bytown Museum 13. Byward Market And 7 in commercial or other buildings 1. CChateau Laurier 2. World Exchange Plaza 3. The Ismali Imamat 4. Lord Elgin Hotel 5. Government Conference Centre 6. Shaw Centre 7. Rideau Centre
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"The way I view people living in encampments is they are human-rights holders and they're making a claim. They're saying, 'Hey I have the right to adequate housing & there is no other place for me to find...I'm going to...pitch my tent here." Leilani Farha cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-ho…
Mary, Chair to the Board of @BellwoodsCntrs , gives her review of the #WheelchairAccessibleArtTour that can be found on Airbnb Experiences here abnb.me/QFANU8i1dsb #toronto #disability #streetart #graffiti
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The systemic dismantling of our public healthcare system will never be acceptable.
We need to #RepealBill124 and invest more in our frontline healthcare workers.
Ontario’s health minister broke weeks of silence on Tuesday afternoon to address growing hospital emergency room and intensive care unit closures. However, she would not acknowledge whether the series of shutdowns is acceptable. #ottnews #onpoli toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-h…
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Rising cost of living taking toll on Cdns living off #disability benefits
Cdns w/ disabilities say too-tight budgets have been their reality for years & it's only become worse.
“We're just like a forgotten part of society”
#Cdnpoli #ONpoli #ODSP
ctvnews.ca/canada/canadians-…
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ON residents w/disabilities face homelessness or worse, as some rent subsidies expiring
"So those 100s of ppl over the next 2 yrs w/out the rent supplement prog's, they will be homeless, there's not alternatives for them"
#ONpoli #HousingCrisis #ODSP
cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/o…
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We are pleased to share our 2022 Annual Report to the Community – Our Community Cares that includes some highlights of our 2021/22 activities and the impact of our work.
Read more: bellwoodscentres.org/wp-cont…
