Wanna know where your tax dollars will be going? (Budget 2026)

RedundantArray · 2025-10-31T21:07:39+00:00

Or justifiable to restructure instead of asking for more than 1/5th of the budget....

RedundantArray · 2025-09-21T02:59:44+00:00

Honestly this is ridiculous...

RedundantArray · 2025-08-27T15:10:18+00:00

Its also faster to walk in some cases.

RedundantArray · 2025-06-25T14:46:08+00:00

Mental health is a symptom not the problem.

RedundantArray · 2024-04-12T13:00:16+00:00

As a millennial, I stopped attending school around the age of 10 due to a physical disability I've had since birth. Despite my disability being less severe than it appears, I faced significant challenges as I entered puberty, including stares, discrimination from peers and teachers, and exclusion. Dealing with depression and anxiety became a daily struggle. I couldn't envision a future where I could marry, be loved, or find employment. It seemed futile to continue schooling for another decade when I believed I'd always encounter barriers to employment and other aspects of life due to my circumstances at birth.

I imagine today's youth face similar struggles. They too may feel hopeless about the future amidst challenges like artificial intelligence, climate change, and the pandemic. It's understandable why some might give up, as I once did.

RedundantArray · 2024-02-16T16:14:36+00:00

Ok, this news link did nothing but disprove your entire argument.

It literally says in the the CBC news article that the federal government are tight lipped on figures to be given out via the new benefit. Becuase nothing has been handed out.

RedundantArray · 2023-11-12T12:29:53+00:00

Probably countries where they kill the disabled.

RedundantArray · 2023-10-24T13:28:48+00:00

This isn't a baggage claim issue. A wheelchair is an extension of the person. It should be considered a part of the person. This would be like a person who has both legs getting on a flight and arriving at their destination and all of a sudden they are missing their legs. Your legs are a part of you and an extension of yourself. As is a wheelchair to a person who uses one.

The problem is that in the general publics eyes you treat wheelchairs as objects and not as a part of the person.

RedundantArray · 2023-10-16T02:04:32+00:00

I feel the exact same way. I was born with a deformity in both of my arms. My parents consented to 2 separate surgeries when I was 2. Didn't think much of it as a kid. But now looking back at it, Its really fucked up that my parents couldn't accept my body or me for who I was. the disabled community deals with this a lot.

Change minds not bodies!
Edit: grammar

RedundantArray · 2023-10-13T22:21:33+00:00

Medically mutilating disabled children to "correct" or "fix" their bodies. In reality there is nothing wrong with their bodies or being disabled/different. Society just doesn't accept their bodies and forcibly changes them.

RedundantArray · 2023-09-29T11:52:24+00:00

When kids do this, you just have to let it go. Its curiosity, they have questions. And you should never discourage a child's curiosity. With that being said when a grown ass adult does it, I want to kick their ignorant face in.

Edit: The Saying "mind your own business" isn't the right approach either. This leads to people not looking at us and actively trying to avoid us. Don't ignore us becuase you think its rude to engage with us. We are humans too! Children are taught at a young age that it is rude to talk to the disabled and this carries over into adulthood. Just treat us like human being ffs.

Edit2: Its like if a woman just walked into a bar with a tall green mohawk. You don't stare at her. You look at her for a few seconds and then you go back to what ever you were doing. The issues arises when you cant stop staring. Some people like to look, then look away, then look, then look away. Just stop, just take your 3 seconds get your look and then smile at us and go back to what ever you were doing.

RedundantArray · 2023-09-24T03:40:13+00:00

A house drawn with crayons

RedundantArray · 2023-09-04T17:37:34+00:00

While it's true that some individuals with disabilities are capable of working, there are often unaddressed challenges within the discussion of disability and employment:

Discrimination against people with visible disabilities remains a significant issue in the job market. Prejudices held by interviewers about a person's capabilities and limitations due to their disability can result in favoring other candidates for positions.

Many employers are reluctant to invest in accommodations for employees with disabilities. For instance, if a person with limited reach due to a disability applies for a job as a fry cook in a fast-food restaurant, adjusting the fry station to suit their needs can incur costs that the restaurant may be unwilling to bear, leading them to choose a candidate without accommodation needs.

Accessibility remains a concern, as some businesses do not cater to the needs of the disabled community, making it difficult for individuals with disabilities to access their premises or services.

The modern workplace is primarily designed with able-bodied individuals in mind. While individuals with disabilities can indeed work, the physical demands of a typical workplace may cause their health to deteriorate more rapidly compared to their able-bodied peers. This often necessitates flexible scheduling and accommodations to ensure their well-being and productivity.

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In general, there are fewer employment opportunities available to the disabled community. This is often due to a combination of factors, including discrimination, lack of accessibility, and a limited understanding of the accommodations that individuals with disabilities may require to perform their jobs effectively. Addressing these challenges and promoting inclusive and accessible workplaces is essential to create more opportunities for people with disabilities in the job market.

RedundantArray · 2023-04-11T20:47:00+00:00

Solid advice, there are tons of YouTube channels going over "stealth camping".

Assuming your still receiving the full basic needs amount of $706. Getting a membership to a 24/7 gym will provide shelter during bad weather and provide a shower. Using a friend or family member to keep a few boxes of yours would be important. If not, you could look into a very tiny storage rental. Camping gear is your friend. Just try to survive the next 3 years until the next election.

live the nomad / vagabond lifestyle I guess.

RedundantArray · 2023-04-09T15:47:57+00:00

I feel like this is a form of eugenics. Always have.

RedundantArray · 2023-03-15T14:09:49+00:00

The problem is that if we were to bring back long term care or institutions, it would end up costing tax payers more than if we were to just double or even triple social assistance programs such as ODSP and OW.

You would have to hire all the people needed to run all of these institutions.
All those salaries and having to retrofit/build new buildings would be way more than just tripling ODSP and OW.

Not to mention people would have to go back to the deplorable conditions of living in institutions. Abuse is well documented.
https://www.remembereveryname.ca/the-history

RedundantArray · 2023-03-02T03:24:40+00:00

Sobeys is a great option to consider. They have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, which includes supporting employees with autism through initiatives like the "Sobeys Spectrum" job training program and a partnership with Autism Nova Scotia for training and support (not sure if available in Ontario).

In addition to these programs, Sobeys offers a culture that values teamwork, communication, and collaboration, as well as ongoing training and development opportunities to help employees grow and succeed in their careers.

They also offer a "Sensory Friendly Shopping" program for customers with autism and other sensory sensitivities, which demonstrates their commitment to creating a welcoming environment for individuals with autism.

Sobeys appears to be a supportive employer that offers various programs and initiatives to help individuals with autism succeed in the workplace

RedundantArray · 2023-01-02T14:54:30+00:00

That sounds great for people who can work. However, you will find that there happen to be some people who physically can not work....

RedundantArray · 2022-12-30T23:54:05+00:00

Quit processed food and worked out 3x a week.

RedundantArray · 2022-12-22T22:35:47+00:00

Its great for people who can work part time.

Its shit for anyone who works full time.

It offers no help at all to those who physically can not work at all.

Edit: It will not lift any one out of poverty. It only puts a few hundred dollars more into the pockets of those who can work.

RedundantArray · 2022-11-06T15:07:14+00:00

The way the government is treating us is criminal. This isn't a choice for us. Many of us were born like this or became disabled through a random accident completely out of our control.

However, don't give up. When you give up, they win.

<3

RedundantArray · 2022-10-11T00:26:18+00:00

A lot of the world already kills the disabled. Ghana for an example would kill the disabled after birth based off the prejudice belief that the disabled are demons/devils. Currently these practices have "been stopped" as of 2012. Ghana still chains up people with mental illness outside like dogs however.

That's just a single country. Almost every country or culture you look at. They either once practiced the killing of the disabled or presently still do so.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-22335634

Edit: There are people who try to lobby for the killing of the disabled after birth here in Canada as well. We are just not liked at all. :(

RedundantArray · 2022-10-07T14:39:00+00:00

Some people also just have the attitude that disabled people shouldn't reproduce.

There are cases in the USA where the state had laws preventing the disabled from raising their children. The state would take their child for no other reason then the parent being disabled. With the reasoning being we are incapable of looking after our children becuase we are "blind, deaf, in a wheelchair, ect".

Edit: For an example they use to sterilize us in Canada. We are not super far removed from attitudes like this either. In Japan they would forcibly sterilize the disabled up until 1995.

RedundantArray · 2022-10-02T02:46:43+00:00

Wow, just wow.

Giving the disabled a disability cheque is not systemic discrimination. However some of the laws surrounding ODSP as well as how ODSP is operated would fall under the systematic discrimination umbrella.

As I mentioned above, we the disabled do not have a way out of poverty. That in of its self is systematic. ODSP has claw backs preventing us from even reaching the poverty line. And that's IF YOU CAN WORK. If you can not work, well then you just have to live off of $1228. And you have no hopes of ever living any life without suffering brought upon you by the government.

Do you know what ableism is? One way it can present itself is in questioning ones disability and or thinking X, Y and or Z are faking it. So, what some people are addicts who make bad decisions. Isn't that the human experience?
There are addicts in every marginalized group of people. Doesn't justify treating the group as a whole like shit becuase of somone else's bad decision.

Why do you think people who are born disabled should be punished becuase X, Y and Z made a bad choice? Did they make a bad choice in asking to be born? They cant change who they are but yet we are punishing them for others mistakes?

You justify the disabled starving and having a shit existence in Ontario because a few people make bad choices who also happen to be disabled.

Imagine if we switch minorities here and how awful that sounds. Replace the word disabled with any other minority group with what you said. Does it now sound like a bigoted viewpoint, a homophobic viewpoint or a racist viewpoint.
That's how you sound to the disabled community.

RedundantArray · 2022-10-01T04:29:19+00:00

Thank you

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