Status of Women committee  Are you talking about the new measure that was established?

Status of Women committee  Yes, it is the same amount for everyone. Someone who earns $100,000 per year and has a severely disabled child is entitled to $950. The same amount is provided to someone who earns $9,000 per year and is on social assistance. They all receive the same amount.

Status of Women committee  The assistance is cancelled on the child's eighteenth birthday. The child is still disabled though, even though they are 18. It is simply a number.

Status of Women committee  The ideal would be to be treated the same as women who work, since they have the right to contribute to a retirement plan. What we do currently is not recognized as work. We are therefore deprived of all the rights that a working woman has. That in itself is patently unfair. As

Status of Women committee  No. It's based on the seriousness of the disability. I don't know whether the income level is also taken into consideration. However, it's definitely based on the seriousness of the disability, which is much more logical.

Status of Women committee  We've received 5,000. We said earlier that we were close to our people. That's truly the case. Parents jusqu'au bout is a cause that speaks for itself. We've received a great deal of media and political attention. Our organization is also very well known in pediatric hospitals.

Status of Women committee  The parents talk about the major lack of support.

Status of Women committee  This program stops when the child reaches the age of 18.

Status of Women committee  It is the same amount.

Status of Women committee  Since we know our child's medical file by heart and have looked after them since birth, being with us is what is best for the child. Whether a child is disabled or not, they belong with their parents, for as long as they are able to carry out that responsibility. That is another

Status of Women committee  Yes, partnerships with the government and community organizations are crucial to us. We need financial support and competent people who can offer help at home and respite services. Respite services are one of the strengths of community organizations on the ground.

Status of Women committee  We cannot make ends meet. We have to put our dignity aside and expose ourselves to everyone by holding fundraising activities. We feel judged, excluded, and like we do not mean anything to society. We keep going, of course, out of love for our children. At the federal level, th

Status of Women committee  Hello. It is an honour to appear before you today to talk about the inequality that we, as mothers of severely disabled and seriously ill children, experience as compared to other Canadian women. We are women with degrees, we have a career, financial independence, plans and pur

Status of Women committee  Yes, medicine saves our children, and we are very grateful for that. The assistance programs are not there, however, and it is us, the mothers, who pay the price in 98% of cases. Stress is a central aspect of our lives. Whether it is owing to fear of losing our child at any time