The federal government is considering a one-time emergency benefit for people with disabilities to help them cope with the added costs imposed by the pandemic, but a B.C.-based disability advocate says even if the legislation does pass, it won't go far enough. According to Walkus, the majority of people receiving government money due to a disability receive the Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD) benefit and those individuals will not receive the $600 payment recently debated in the House of Commons. "You are leaving about 60 per cent of people with disabilities in Canada without those supports," said WalkusTuesday on The Early Edition. Legislation in limboThe Liberal government announced their proposed new benefit on June 5. NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, raised the same concerns as Walkus and asked for the disability payments to be sent to more people.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2020 19:41 UTC