CBC’s “The National” is Only National Media Covering Federal Election’s Disability Issues -No Party Except the Greens Has Yet Made the Accessible Canada Pledge

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Update

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CBC’s “The National” is Only National Media Covering Federal Election’s Disability Issues –No Party Except the Greens Has Yet Made the Accessible Canada Pledge

 

April 15, 2025

 

SUMMARY

 

Check out the excellent news item on this federal election’s disability issues. Watch this report on the AODA Alliance‘s YouTube channel. It was included in CBC TV’s flagship national news report “The National” on April 13, 2025.

 

Many other major news outlets, like CTV, Global, City News, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the Toronto Sun newspapers have not covered these disability issues. We applaud CBC for showing leadership on this. This is likely the first time that disability issues have been covered by a national network during any federal election campaign in recent memory.

 

Issues affecting over 8 million people with disabilities in Canada are newsworthy! This is especially so when only one federal party, the Greens has so far made the Accessible Canada Pledge we are seeking. There are only 13 days remaining in this election campaign.

 

Canadians with disabilities need more from the media and from the federal parties!

 

How You Can Help

 

  • Email or tweet the link to this news report to candidates. It is easy to cut and paste this link: https://youtu.be/wbzPc9mu1Uo
  • You can find the email addresses and Twitter handles for as many candidates as we could find on the online candidates list posted on the AODA Alliance website.
  • Send your friends and family the link to this story. Invite them to watch it and share it with others. Blitz it to others on social media.
  • Send this news report’s link to other news organizations. If it is newsworthy for CBC, it is newsworthy for other media outlets as well.
  • Write letters to the editor of other media. Tell them their audience deserves to know about this election’s disability issues that are important for over 8 million people with disabilities in Canada.

 

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