Advocacy group sounding alarm on ‘extreme’ wait times for specialized mobility aids in Alberta

January 21, 2021 / by BBG Security / AADL, alberta aids to daily living, Community and social services critic, Disabilities, Health, Health Care, Health Minister, Ministry Of Health, mobility aids, NDP, Politics, Red Deer, Specialized wheelchairs, The Lending Cupboard, tyler shandro, UCP, Wheelchairs, Wheels Of Change, YQL

A newly formed advocacy group called Wheels of Change is sounding the alarm on Albertans with spinal cord injuries having to wait extreme periods of time to receive specialized wheelchairs and equipment under a government program called Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL). “To me, these are my legs, this helps me move from […]

B.C. Budget 2019: Increase disability and welfare assistance

February 19, 2019 / by BBG Security / BC Budget, Budget, Carole James, Disability, Global BC, Global News, NDP, Politics, welfare

[ad_1] Finance Minister Carole James announces the new increases to the level of assistance those on disability and welfare will receive. [ad_2] Source link

Parliament unanimously approves plan to stop leaving money unspent at Veterans Affairs Canada – National

November 6, 2018 / by BBG Security / Canada, Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, NDP, News, Politics, Remembrance Day, Stephen Harper, VAC, Veterans, Veterans Affairs Canada, Veterans Benefits, Veterans funding

[ad_1] An NDP plan to end the practice of leaving money unspent at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) was unanimously approved by the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon, just five days before Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Proposed Monday and voted on Tuesday, the NDP motion says […]

New Brunswick PCs make campaign pledge to bolster mental health services – New Brunswick

September 5, 2018 / by BBG Security / Blaine Higgs, Brian Gallant, David Coon, Green Party, Greens, Jennifer McKenzie, Kris Austin, Liberal Party, NB Election 2018, nbpoli, NDP, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Election, New Brunswick Election 2018, New Brunswick Politics, PCs, People's Alliance, Politics, progressive conservatives

[ad_1] New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative leader is vowing to address a shortage of psychologists in the province if he’s elected premier. Blaine Higgs says more than 4,500 children in the province are waiting for psychological assessments for learning disabilities and even more are waiting for treatment. READ MORE: All our New Brunswick election 2018 coverage He […]