‘Shape the CDB’ online tool to help end poverty for people with disabilities

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Toronto – We’re reimagining the inclusion of people with disabilities in policy design. Meet Shape the CDB: an ambitious project to hear directly from disabled people and use their knowledge to propose a Canada Disability Benefit that works for them. At International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, people with disabilities continue to struggle to cover basic needs in the …

Minister Marci Ien on Menstrual Hygiene Day

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Ottawa – Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth and Parliamentary Secretary Jenna Sudds issued the following statement today: “Period poverty is a worldwide sad reality, where many women, girls, non-binary individuals, and transgender people struggle with the financial burden to afford menstrual supplies. Menstrual equity aims to provide fair and inclusive access to menstrual products and …