Monthly Archives: March 2014

Rachel Goodine is only one single mom hurt by how BC handles social assistance and child support.   By Katie Hyslop, 27 Mar 2014, Tyee Solutions Society As a single mother on disability living in the Lower Mainland, Rachel Goodine makes tough decisions every month.   After receiving her monthly $1,241 disability cheque from the government, […]

  Video with caption: “Video: Plea from a child to a King : Stop Child Euthanasia by @CoalitionMD “. Video available at: http://youtu.be/ESQljzA3GB8 Image with caption: “Four-year-old Jessica Saba from Canada pleads with the King of Belgium not to sign the euthanasia law for children”. (Photo credit:coalitionmd.org) MONTREAL, March 27, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – Assisted suicide […]

posted Mar 27, 2014 at 11:00 AM Wendy Dyck, Contributor This is the first in a series of articles that will explore the nature of developmental disability, its impact on the lives of many in our community and the resources available to help them reach their fullest potential. Developmental disability is a term many have […]

  Inclusion BC is deeply concerned about the private member’s bill being introduced in Parliament by Steven Fletcher, a Conservative MP from Manitoba, which seeks to legalize assisted suicide in Canada.   Fletcher is bringing this bill forward as the Supreme Court of Canada considers the Carter Case, in which the BC Court of Appeals […]

Mar. 26, 2014 @ 10:25 AM  By Callaghan O’Hare; news@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6630   CHAPEL HILL —When not keeping busy as a college student, one can find Anna Ollinger, a senior linguistics major at UNC-Chapel Hill, chatting, shopping, baking, going to the movies or grabbing lunch with her happy, go-lucky “best buddy” Molly. “[Molly] is just such […]

The Disability Without Poverty Network (DWPN), which is comprised of six groups including the BCCPD, has produced the brief “What would it take to make British Columbia the most progressive jurisdiction for people living with disabilities?” This brief is the DWPN’s submission to the province’s Disability White Paper consultation process. The document makes 6 key […]

by  Grant Granger – New Westminster News Leader posted Mar 25, 2014 at 9:00 AM— updated Mar 25, 2014 at 12:16 PM New Westminster resident and disability advocate Paul Gauthier has entered a contest to win a new vehicle to replace one he says is breaking down. — image credit: Grant Granger/NewsLeader Paul Gauthier has always faced […]