Ending Disability Poverty

In Canada today, the sad truth is this: disability and poverty go hand in hand. A staggering 41% of people living in poverty across the country have a disability. The limited supports currently provided just aren’t enough. In Ontario for example, the maximum shelter allowance provided to those receiving funds through the Ontario Disability Support […]

Climate justice, difficult truths, and seeds of hope

Reflections from COP26, the United Nations annual climate change conference “What do we want? Climate Justice! When do we want it? Now!” We chanted it in the streets in Glasgow at every protest I attended. Civil society chanted it loudly as thousands marched out of COP26 in disgust on Friday. And it was baked into […]