Speeches Delivered by Andria Spindel, President & CEO

• Presentation for Peer Support 
• COSCO BC Speech Nexus Between Aging and Disability Sept 08 

The Advocate - A Government Affairs Advisory

• The Advocate: Issue No. 2, 2010 (1,479 KB )
• The Advocate: Issue No. 1, 2010 (1,183 KB )
• The Advocate: Issue No. 2, 2009 (1,458 KB )
• The Advocate: Issue No. 1, 2009 (905 KB )
• The Advocate: Winter 2008 (272 KB )
• The Advocate: Issue No.2, 2008 (379 KB )
• The Advocate: Issue No. 1, 2008 (517 KB )
• The Advocate - Summer 2007 (270 KB )
• The Advocate - March 2007 (884 KB )
• The Advocate - Summer 2006 (813 KB )
• The Advocate - Parliament Hill Edition (1,585 KB )
• The Advocate (1,185 KB )

Government Bulletins

• Government Relations Bulletin (415 KB file )
  Summer, 2005
  In this issue, find what's next for the AODA implementation, a Local Health Integration Networks update, Ontario's new provincial cabinet, and much more.
  
  
• Government Relations Update: Ontario 2005 Budget Brief (118 KB file )
  May, 2005
  A Government Relations summary of important trends in the 2005 Ontario budget relating to issues of accessibility and community services.
  
  
• Government Relations Bulletin (254 KB file )
  Winter, 2005
  The bulletin describes the work of the Government Relations department on issues such as the Rae Review on Postsecondary Education, the AODA, and Local Health Integration Networks.
  
  
• Federal Budget Brief (107 KB file )
  February, 2005
  A Government Relations summary of proposed changes to the taxation structure and other initiatives relating to citizens with disabilities in the federal government's 2005 budget.
  
  
• Breaking Down Barriers Conference (38 KB file )
  October, 2004
  A Government Relations information update on the second conference organized by Canada-Wide Accessibility for Post-secondary Students (CanWAPSS).
  
  
• Government and Corporate Relations Bulletin (233 KB )
  Text version (18 KB )
  April, 2004
  In this issue find information on the federal budget, disability stats, the ODA, and the Paul Martin Sr. Society Reception.
  
  

Disability Issues

• An Examination of New Directives Governing Contribution Agreements for Selcted Programs Delivered on Behalf of HRSDC (475 KB file )
  May, 2005
  On April 12, 2005, OMOD Vice President Jerry Lucas and Government Relations Coordinator Steven Christianson appeared before Parliament's Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. They delivered a number of recommendations on how to improve HRSDC's funding criteria and calls for proposals, all of which appear in this final report.
  
  
• Report and Recommendations of the Postsecondary Review (2,966 KB )
  February, 2005
  Ontario: A Leader in Learning is the final report of the committee, chaired by the Honourable Bob Rae, mandated to advise the Ontario government on strategies to improve higher education.
  
  
• Advancing the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (1,728 KB file )
  December, 2004
  From the federal Office of Disability Issues (under the Minister of Social Development), this report provides information about Canadians with disabilities and the Government of Canada’s efforts to promote their inclusion in society.
  
  
• Defining Disability: A Complex Issue (2,371 KB file )
  November, 2003
  A Government of Canada Report
  
  
• Dining Out Accessibly
  An Accessibility Audit of Select Restaurant Chains in Ontario by Ontario Human Rights Commission
  
  
• Disability in Canada: A 2001 Profile (4,160 KB file )
  The Goverment of Canada's newest Population & Activity Limitation Survey

Contact Us
If you have any questions about the content or significance of any of the topics on this page, please contact:

Steven Christianson
Manager, Government Relations and Advocacy
Tel: 416-425-3463, ext. 7326
Fax: 416-425-1920
advocacy@marchofdimes.ca