Morrice aims to quickly-song profits application for individuals with disabilities

KITCHENER — Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice is at the back of a countrywide crusade to get Canadians with disabilities lifted out of poverty.

Morrice backed a petition, with more than 17,800 signatures from across the nation, calling for the proposed Canada incapacity advantage to be quickly-tracked. He presented it Thursday morning in the house of Commons.

In an interview after the petition was submitted, Morrice stated that americans with disabilities make up 21 per cent of the inhabitants, but make up forty one per cent of these residing in poverty.

americans on the Ontario disability support software, for example, get hold of about $497 a month for his or her housing allowance.

"There isn't a single residence in Kitchener attainable for that volume," he pointed out.

This leaves many disabled americans susceptible to homelessness unless they ensue to have family unit or chums who can assist them.

"this is where government is letting us down," he spoke of.

The Liberal executive has already promised to introduce a countrywide incapacity advantage, which might deliver the incomes of up to 1.5 million people above the poverty line by topping up provincial earnings courses.

however, the govt hasn't passed any legislation, and the subject changed into no longer outlined in remaining fall's Throne Speech, Morrice observed.

Morrice, considered one of handiest two green birthday party MPs within the condo of Commons, has engaged with representatives of all of the different parties, as a way to fast-song this legislation with vast consensus from throughout the political spectrum.

He referred to he heard about this problem from parts in the Kitchener Centre riding when he turned into canvassing during the past two federal election campaigns.

He changed into approached through the advocacy group disability without Poverty to deliver the issue ahead.

The petition, drafted via Michelle Hewitt who's co-chair of the incapacity without Poverty community, calls on the federal govt to not handiest quickly-song the building and implementation of this benefit, however to make certain people living with disabilities are involved at each step of the process.

The executive now has forty five days to reply to the petition.