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Editorial: Losing rights comes at an early age for those with intellectual disabilities
May 26, 2021 | Click here for an editorial [PDF] from People First of Canada, "Losing rights comes at an early age for those with intellectual disabilities."
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Below is a news release from People First of Canada regarding the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization (CASDO) appointment of our president, Kory Earle. Congratulations, Kory! [Download PDF]
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Below is a joint news release from People First of Canada and People First of Nova Scotia regarding the Nova Scotia human rights hearing ruling that was released on March 4, 2019. [Click here to download PDF]
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“We have a responsibility to ourselves and to our fellow citizens to say no one, no one, should live in an institution.” — Shane Haddad – Past President, People First of Canada, Freedom Tour member This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Freedom Tour documentary. The film grew as a response to – and a rejection of – a decision by the Manitoba government to invest millions into a rundown institution that warehoused people with intellectual disabilities. The film documents the incredible journey of 16 self-advocates and friends who travelled across…
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People First of Canada and the Canadian Association for Community Living in collaboration with the Office for Disability Issues, Employment and Social Development Canada, is pleased to be co-hosting the 9th Annual Federal Policy Forum on Inclusion. The topic of this year’s forum is Inclusion: What Gets Measured Gets Done. The forum will be held on Monday, December 3, 2018. Register here: https://9thpolicyforumoninclusion.eventbrite.com On December 2, 2018, People First of Canada will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Freedom Tour documentary film as well as paying tribute to the work of…
Read morePress Release: Winnipeg, MB July 18, 2018 – The Saskatchewan farmer who killed his disabled daughter is applying for a new trial or a pardon and People First of Canada (PFC) sincerely hopes he gets neither of these. In 1993, Tracy Latimer was murdered by her father. He put her in his truck and piped exhaust fumes inside and killed her through carbon monoxide poisoning. Tracy was 12 years old. Through a trial, retrial, and appeals, Robert Latimer’s second-degree murder conviction and 10-year minimum sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court of…
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People First of Canada is pleased to share the latest issue of our newsletter, The Updater. You can access the newsletter below in either English or French. Enjoy! Download PDF (English) | Download PDF (French)
Read moreWe want to share with you an open letter sent to the Honourable Mark Furey, Nova Scotia Minister of Justice. The letter was sent from Dave Kent, President of People First Nova Scotia, and Kory Earle, President of People First of Canada. The letter is about the recent Law Amendment Committee presentations around the new Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act in Nova Scotia. Dave Kent and several other groups and individuals presented objections to the new act on Monday. But the Act passed second reading anyway. The letter expresses the disappointment felt…
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People First of Canada and the Canadian Association for Community Living in collaboration with the Office for Disability Issues, Employment and Social Development Canada, is pleased to be co-hosting the 8th Annual Federal Policy Forum on Inclusion. The topic this year is Realization of the Right to Legal Capacity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Canada. The forum will be held in Ottawa on December 1, 2017. To register for the Policy Forum, please follow this link. (PLEASE NOTE: This event has passed.)
Read moreDear Friends, We would like to share with you an article that was written by Kory Earle, President of People First of Canada, and Natalie Spagnuolo, a friend of People First of Canada. People First of Canada is the national voice for people who have been labeled with an intellectual disability. We have been fighting the institutionalization of people with intellectual disabilities since the movement began in Canada in 1973. This article covers issues that are important to People First of Canada and to the deinstitutionalization movement as a whole. The title of the…
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On behalf of Laurie Larson and Shane Haddad (Co-Chairs), and the entire CACL PFC National Task Force on the Right to Live in Community, we are pleased to share the latest edition of the Institution Watch newsletter. This edition is dedicated to highlighting the stories of those who have made the move to homes in the community, some after spending decades living in an institution. All of these examples show how much better life is when people are included in the community and not closed away in an institution. Please read, enjoy, and…
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