Disability advocates in B.C. were left disappointed by the federal announcement allocating $6.1 billion to the national disability benefit over six years. The Early Edition host Stephen Quinn spoke with the NDP’s critic for disability inclusion, Bonita Zarrillo, and Sameer Zuberi, parliamentary secretary for the Ministry of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, about the funding.
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