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BILL 72 UPDATE

Yesterday, Inclusion Winnipeg submitted the following presentation to the Manitoba Legislature as part of the discussions on Bill 72 - the Disability Support Act.

FULL PRESENTATION: bitly.ws/hfv6

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A number of questions were raised by presenters last night including;

QUESTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT:

1/ How will severe and prolonged disability be defined?
2/ What about the people who fall “outside” the criteria?

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3/ How will this impact assets such as RDSPs, gifts and trusts?
4/ Someone might have a severe and prolonged disability, but be able to earn an income. How will this be addressed?
5/ And, most importantly, how does Bill 72 move people out of poverty?

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The Minister in her responses indicated that many of the details of Bill 72 will be worked out in the regulations, and that they are relying on a Community Advisory Committee for guidance. The committee includes people with lived experience.

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ADDITIONAL COMMENT: There are still more questions than answers at this point. We hope that this legislation can lift people out of poverty who have no choice but be reliant on support to make basic ends meet.

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