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Victoria Uber drivers are now unionized.

“On April 28, Victoria Uber drivers secured a historic first contract—and our video has all the details about how they forced Uber to the bargaining table.

Doomscrolling through the news, it can sometimes feel like we’re fighting an impossible fight. But this story is a reminder that workers are so, so powerful when we come together.

We can fight for dignity and respect from our employers.
We can demand fair pay and make life more affordable.
We can take on huge corporations and win.

These drivers unionized with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1518 and won the first collective agreement for rideshare drivers in North America. It’s a huge deal.

⁠Watch now, and let me know what you think 👉🏿 youtu.be/Nvca5mRBJS8?si=YbstT43uYVCJTiMe

You deserve some good news!

In sol,

- Laurie

Laurie Antonin (she/her)
National Campaign Lead
Canadian Labour Congress
Workers Together: For a better future”

We Fight for Dignity This is our moment to:Build a better future for every worker, from young workers to retirees, protecting good jobs from tariffs and cuts, and tackling urgent...

Track 2 Maid is economic euthanasia for some and many persons with disabilities who are considering it…

Google “A man in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is attempting to create an alternative for patients seeking medical assistance in dying (MAID) — particularly those who live with disabilities or have substandard housing.”

“Eric Holmes is the founder of Right to Live Canada, a start-up corporation that’s raising money to provide “competitive options for a liveable future” to applicants seeking medically-assisted death.

A former software developer, Holmes said he believes there are several cases in Canada where MAID could have been avoided if the patients had better housing or financial options.

He pointed to one case, reported by CTV, of a 51-year-old woman who went through with MAID in 2022 after failing to secure affordable housing that would not trigger her medical condition.

While he’s not completely against assisted death, Holmes said if it's the only option on the table, it's no longer a choice.

“We’re developing a first resource for what I call economic euthanasia, where someone would have a case for euthanasia and proceeded due to that economic gap,” he said.”

Her’s their website:

About | Right To Live Right to Live is a start-up social brokerage seeking to end economic euthanasia. Founded in early 2023, we have evolved from an advocacy organization into one that has identified, designed and begun building a solution system as our business. Our pioneering ‘Social Brokerage’ model connects so....

In British Columbia, many individuals with disabilities are facing significant challenges in finding affordable and accessible housing.

Affordability Challenges for Disabled Residents in BC's Inaccessible Housing? | Advocacy In British Columbia, many individuals with disabilities are facing ...

It's a Diabetes diatribe rant & rave episode with Sonjia Grandahl and Patrick Hébert.

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On this episode of PWD Allies podcast, we're joined by Sparrow Sardothian, a blind woman from Las Vegas.

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Someone saw this at their doctor’s office to protect people from using predatory disability tax credit companies where you must pay for their services - one way or the other.

There are community resources where payment is not required for help withe the disability tax credit https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/social-development-partnerships/disabilities/organizations-benefits.html

This is what the poster says:

“Protect Yourself from
Predatory Disability Tax
Credit Companies

Some companies are targeting patients, especially seniors, offering "help" with the Disability Tax Credit.

Examples include:
True North Disability, Swift Disability Services
These companies can take 20 percent of your tax refund.
Refunds are often $15,000 or more, which means they may take thousands of dollars.

They do not:
• Fill out your DTC forms, Advocate to CRA, Help with approval
How they trap you in a contract
Many of these companies require patients to sign a contract before they even send the DTC forms to our clinic.

These contracts often include:
• A clause stating that you are not allowed to apply for the DTC on your own for two years. Permission for the company to pursue legal action if you try to apply independently. Terms that allow them to claim 20 percent of any refund you receive, even if all the work was done by your doctor and the CRA This means a patient could be locked into a costly agreement they cannot easily leave, even if they later learn that the company did nothing to assist them.

The fees charged by True North Disability are currently under legal scrutiny. The federal government attempted to cap these fees at one hundred dollars, but a 2021 British Columbia Supreme Court injunction, after a challenge from True North and its co-founder, blocked the regulation. The case is scheduled for trial in July 2026.

Before signing any contract or paying any company, talk to our clinic first.
We can explain the safe and legitimate process.”

MAiD is: "The normalization of killing as a solution for suffering."

Canada’s DRIVE-THRU DEATH: From TIM HORTONS To LETHAL INJECTION In Just 2 Hours!! A Canadian doctor meets a struggling 45 year-old man at a Tim Horto...

More than 90 disability and mental health organizations from across the country are registering their concerns about the further expansion of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) law.

The groups are opposed to MAiD access being widened to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness. They have shared this position in an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser, and Health Minister Marjorie Michel. The letter was copied to the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD) comprised of MPs and Senators.

Inclusion Canada is one of the signatories to the letter. People with disabilities and mental illness who face poverty, housing insecurity, social isolation, and barriers to timely health care need help and hope — not MAiD.

Please share this letter with your local Member of Parliament and Senator and urge them not to expand assisted su***de and also repeal the discriminatory Track 2 pathway to MAiD that is only for people with disabilities.

Letter:
EN --> https://bit.ly/4uvCFbv
FR --> https://bit.ly/4nLEhLE

Full press release: https://www.inclusioncanada.ca/post/canada-s-assisted-su***de-law-has-gone-too-far