Tag: Justin Trudeau

Katimavik Completely Changed My Life for the Better but I have Misgivings about it Coming Back

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  When I was 18, I was diagnosed as being autistic. I finally had an explanation for all the social misunderstanding and interpersonal faux pas I’d experienced. I now knew that every time I was punished for some mysterious crime with the all too frequent admonishment ‘It’s not what you said, it’s how you said … Continue reading Katimavik Completely Changed My Life for the Better but I have Misgivings about it Coming Back

Disability Discrimination and the Glorification of Canada’s “Ruthless” Immigration System

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Today I came across two conflicting news articles, one of them Canadian, the other American. They both deal with the Canadian immigration system but they come to vastly different conclusions. The American article which appeared in the New York Times entitled Canada’s Ruthlessly Smart Immigration Policy, glorifies the Canadian by the numbers immigration system. Conversely, … Continue reading Disability Discrimination and the Glorification of Canada’s “Ruthless” Immigration System

Open Letter to Justin Trudeau: We Need a Canadians With Disabilities Act

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Dear Justin Trudeau You have just been elected as our new Prime Minister. Since Monday's election, you have been in the news a lot. Today, I came across a story about how you helped carry a wheelchair user down the stairs to a subway station platform. I assume this was necessary because the station elevator … Continue reading Open Letter to Justin Trudeau: We Need a Canadians With Disabilities Act