I have just suggested this as a "Have Your Say" story on the BBC website - don't hold your breath, though, I certainly can't guarantee that they'll use it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/default.stm
And we'll get the usual reactionaries saying "quite right too" but you always get idiots. Let's see what happens.
Helen
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From: Dawna Lee Rumball [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 13 August 2008 16:51
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Subject: Re: Canada 'refuses entry to disabled girl'
Unfortunately this story is that the family was prevented from
entering because of a disability. Due to Canada's universal health
care system, immigrants with disabilities are considered a liability
and a possible "drain on the system" since the system is already
"overburdened" with Canadian citizens with disabilities. That is not
the "official" statement, but the general understanding why Canada
Immigration may have reacted this way. The work permit excuse is just
that, an excuse to cover up the truth.
This has not received much attention in the media, as this was all I
could find via Google.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1069617.html
http://www.thecoast.ca/Articles-i-2008-08-07-152441.113118-p19974.113118_Border_inaccessible_to_disabled.html
(pay extra attention to the cartoon accompanying the article)
Just a thought, I am sure Canada isn't alone in not being so "free and
easy" per immigrants with disabilities. There's been cases in the
past few years where USA and Australia, and dare I say England, have
the same sort of immigration policies for people with disabilities,
including AIDS/HIV.
Come to think of it, this topic of immigration to Canada and
disability might be an timely topic of presentation at the CDSA-ACEI
conference next year! :-)
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