Human Resources committee  It's over and over again. Why? Why should disabled people get treated any differently than you or me? They have so many challenges with just the way they are treated, and with the system that's supposed to be helping them. It's most discouraging. I had to advocate with SAID and

Human Resources committee  There are a lot of parameters that could be taken into consideration. There are things that I listed, like inheritance or if you're gifted money. Right now, if my daughters are gifted money, they have to report that money to SAID, and their benefit gets reduced. This is gifted mo

Human Resources committee  I've been thinking about that. One of the thoughts that I came up with would be that if you were able to qualify for the Canada disability benefit, that would be one way of qualifying. There may be others, but I'm sure that members who would be in the regulation phase would have

Human Resources committee  For a disabled person, it would be the most historic time in history to see Bill C-22 passed and have disabled persons removed from poverty. Even more historic would be the intention of Bill C-22 not getting lost in the future. Thank you.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. My name is Rosemarie Hemmelgarn. I live in St. Walburg, Saskatchewan. I am a retired office administrator, but more importantly, I am a wife and mother of three beautiful daughters, two having an intellectual disability. Thank you for giving me this