2021 Canadian Federal Party Promises on Disability & Mental Health: A (very) short guide on each Party's platforms
Hi friends! I've put together a short summary guide on what the Canadian Federal Parties mentioned about mental health and disability in their most recent platforms that I could find. Please note that I outline the key points (there is more to read in the platforms). What are your thoughts on their platforms?! Voting is on September 20, 2021!
New Democratic Party
Uphold the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Strengthen Accessibility Act to cover all federal agencies equally
Pharmacare plan
A national perinatal mental health strategy
Investments in non-police interventions
Extend sickness benefits from 15 to 50 weeks
Project to allow workers with episodic illnesses and disabilities to access I sickness benefits a day at a time as needed
Expand income security programs to ensure a guaranteed livable income.
Federal disability benefit
Hiring more disability adjudicators
Expand income security programs
Green Party of Canada
A new Guaranteed Livable Income (GLI) program would replace the current array of income supports, such as disability payments, social assistance and income supplements for seniors
The payment would be set at a "livable" level for different regions of the country
Unlike existing income support programs, additional income would not be clawed back
Liberal Party of Canada
Re-introduce a Disability Benefit Act; Canada Disability Benefit
Employment strategy for Canadians with disabilities
Proceed with the timely and ambitious implementation of the Accessible Canada Act
Assume a prominent role within the ‘’international disability inclusion community"
Canada Mental Health Transfer
Comprehensive review of access to the Disability
Tax Credit, CPP-Disability for mental health
Fully fund a national, three-digit mental health crisis and suicide prevention hotline
access to perinatal mental health services
Reforming the Criminal Code to repeal relevant mandatory minimum penalties
Mental health courts support
Conservative Party of Canada
Create three-digit suicide prevention hotline
$325 million over three years to create 1,000 residential drug treatment beds and build 50 recovery community centres across the country
Encourage employers to add mental health coverage
Pilot $150 million over three years in grants to nonprofits and charities delivering mental health and wellness programming
Revise substance abuse policy framework
Suicide prevention strategy that encourages people including legal firearms owners to seek help when they need it
Double the Disability Supplement in the Canada
Workers Benefit from $713 to $1,500
Enabling Accessibility Fund