Bonita Zarrillo at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On November 14th, 2022. See this statement in context.

November 14th, 2022 / 5:30 p.m.

NDP

Bonita Zarrillo NDP Port Moody—Coquitlam, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I will come back to Mr. Zein, because I want to talk about those promises over the last 40 years, just to get an idea of how we ensure that it doesn't happen again.

I'm going to start with Ms. Yee, though, to talk about the cost of living.

You spoke about the cost of living, the current rise in the cost of living in the current situation and how much fear and stress persons with disabilities are living under right now.

Have there been any conversations among the organizations that you are in regular contact with around an emergency disability benefit as we wait for a Canada disability benefit, to alleviate some of the pressures that are happening right now?

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