Response from Green Party Candidate - Douglas Park

Poverty is the greatest impact of disability that most people with disabilities face in their lifetime. Right now 77% of the social assistance long term caseload are citizens with disabilities. Would your party support taking people with disabilities off of welfare and creating a separate income support program that addresses poverty and provides security?

YES THE GREEN PARTY IS CERTAINLY DEDICATED TO DOING THIS IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING ELECTED. AS AN MLA FOR DOUGLAS PARK, I WOULD WORK WITH YOU AND SACL TO DO THIS RIGHT. I ALSO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING A SEPARATE DISABILITIES ACT THAT WOULD ENSHRINE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR THE DISABLED!