Author: bfcanadaThere is no time better than now for us to do exactly this! No more excuses and no more reasons! We have no reason at all! We have no choice! And if we care only about ourselves, then it is time for us to replace this selfish and greedy attitude with one where we careContinue reading Let Us Come Together and Stand Together
I have often asked myself this question and truth be told I am not really sure. All I have are questions for today. What is the fear? Are we afraid of failure? Are we afraid that if we fail then we would be the laughing stock of others? Are we afraid of the dark? ThatContinue reading What is The Fear?
This is a very real and growing concern for those of us who are unable to afford proper legal representation and for Canadians with disabilities living in Ontario; it is real and it is something that is crying out to be addressed. I personally experienced this very recently when a respondent with deep pockets wasContinue reading What Happens When Deep Pockets Win
This is the advice that I would pass on to anyone who dares to dream. It is not as difficult as you may think. It is not as hard as you may feel. It is not hard to believe in what you dream to aspire. These are the ingredients to no dream is too big.Continue reading No Dream Is Too Big
You may also read this newsletter in either Microsoft Word or PDF Format if you prefer. Dear Friends, Barrier Free Canada – Canada Sans Barriers would like to thank you once again for your continued support and words of encouragement for it is only with you and through you that we as an organization can continueContinue reading The Barrier Free Canada – Canada Sans Barriers December, 2019 Newsletter – Fourth Quarter
2019 was a year of revitalization for Barrier Free Canada – Canada Sans Barrieres. Our mission remained the same; to collaborate with others to ensure the safe passage of Bill C-81 and we were successful in accomplishing this. On May 1, 2019, we presented to the Senate standing committee and we were part of MinisterContinue reading The President’s Perspective For 2019. A Year of Revitalization. By Donna J. Jodhan
Dear Ms. Qualtrough: Thank you for agreeing to serve Canadians as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion. On Election Day, Canadians chose to continue moving forward. From coast to coast to coast, people chose to invest in their families and communities, create good middle class jobs and fight climate change while keeping ourContinue reading Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Mandate Letter – Office of the Prime Minister
Honourable Senators, Members of the House of Commons, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to address this first session of Canada’s 43rd Parliament. I would like to welcome the 98 new members of this assembly and to welcome back returning members. Your predecessors first sat in Parliament in November 1867. Canada was barely fiveContinue reading Moving Forward Together Speech from the Throne to Open the First Session of the Forty-Third Parliament of Canada
By Ian Fine, Executive Director of the Canadian Human Rights Commission The past few years have seen many changes at the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). Under the leadership of our Chief Commissioner, Marie-Claude Landry, we have focused on putting people first by bringing changes to how we work and how we serve Canadians, withContinue reading The Accessible Canada Act Represents a Shift in Mindset – From Reactive, to Proactive
Disabled folks like Vint Cerf and Joybubbles helped birth today’s digital world. But a lack of ADA compliance thwarts the innovators of tomorrow. Without the inspiration and innovation of two disabled individuals, the digital world likely wouldn’t be what it is today. Yet that same world so summarily excludes disabled individuals today that we’re eliminatingContinue reading Opinion: Blocking the Disabled on the Web Means Blocking Innovation
