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Michelle Bellefontaine

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Provincial affairs reporter for CBC News based in Edmonton

  1. AISH recipients despair over province’s changes to disability programs.

    “It's been made very clear that I'm a burden on this government, that they view disabled people as burdens, that we don't have any worth or value unless we're working. It’s gut-wrenching.”

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    A new discussion guide about the upcoming Alberta Disability Assistance Program reveals that many Albertans with severe disabilities will receive lower personal benefits after the program launches nex...

    AISH recipient, advocates worry about Alberta's new disability benefit program | CBC News

    A new discussion guide about the upcoming Alberta Disability Assistance Program reveals that many Albertans with severe disabilities will receive lower personal benefits after the program launches nex...

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  2. Medical providers are getting panicked calls from AISH recipients trying to comply with the province’s directive to apply for the federal Disability Tax Credit www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

    Health provides say people who receive Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) are calling them in a panic over a letter from the province that threatens to cut their benefits if they don't...

    AISH recipients panicked over looming provincial deadline: health providers | CBC News

    Health provides say people who receive Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) are calling them in a panic over a letter from the province that threatens to cut their benefits if they don't...

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  3. Matthew Black's persistence (and an intervention by Alberta's privacy and information commissioner) led to this information finally coming to light after nearly two years.

    It took 21 months but, this morning I received the results of the Alberta government's pension plan engagement survey: *63% opposed to Alberta Pension Plan (APP) *10% pro-APP *12% undecided/unsure *15% other responses edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... #ableg #abpoli

    After a more than 21-month wait, the Alberta government has released to Postmedia the results of its 2023 provincial pension plan survey.

    Alberta releases its pension survey results, 63% opposed to leaving CPP

    After a more than 21-month wait, the Alberta government has released to Postmedia the results of its 2023 provincial pension plan survey.

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