Ask Stephen Harper to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Four years after the UN General Assembly approved it, Canada finally signed on to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Mar. 2010.
Now it's time for the government to act on its commitment.
Send a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and asks his government to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Ask Harper to reverse some of his government's initiatives that have harmed people with disabilities, namely:

That the federal government restore funding to the Court Challenges Program
That the federal government halt the closures of the Canadian Human Rights Commission offices in Vancouver, Halifax, and Toronto; and
That federal government workers with disabilities not be charged for parking.

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I am writing to urge your government to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. After much pressure from disability rights advocates, the federal government ratified the convention in March 2010.

But we have not seen a plan or strategy on how the government intends to implement this Convention.

And your government's past actions have run contrary to the intent of the convention.

Your government abolished the funding for the Court Challenges Program, which played an important role in defending constitutional rights of persons with disabilities and other equity groups.

Your government's chronic underfunding of the Canadian Human Rights Commission has closed three regional offices and hindered the commission's ability to promote, protect and advocate for human rights.

In 2011, the federal government workers with disabilities will be required to pay market rates to park in any government-owned buildings and lots.

When the new market rate is introduced, people with mobility issues who have no choice but to drive their cars will see their costs rise in some cases to more than $300 per month.

All government departments have an obligation to accommodate workers with disabilities. I believe that people with disabilities who require designated parking should not be charged a fee.

I am also concerned that Public Works and Government Services Canada is looking to privatize government lots. Privatization of government property will drive up costs for all workers and taxpayers and make it more difficult to accommodate workers with disabilities.

I demand:

•	That the federal government restore funding to the Court Challenges Program
•	That the government implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities immediately
•	That the federal government halt the closures of the Canadian Human Rights Commission offices in Vancouver, Halifax, and Toronto; and
•	That the federal government workers with disabilities not be charged for their parking.

I look forward to a personal response to my concerns.

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Ask Stephen Harper to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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