The 2030 Project

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  • What would it take to eliminate poverty in Canada by 2030? The 2030 Project explores why poverty persists, and what we can do about it. Join host Dave Trafford as he speaks with elected officials, people with lived experience, researchers, and policy wonks to uncover what has been successful with Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy and what needs to come next. Non-partisan, candid, and thought-provoking, The 2030 Project tackles some of the biggest and most social pressing issues facing Canada today, such as universal basic income, digital access, disability rights, and the future of work. This podcast is sponsored by Daily Bread Food Bank, a Toronto-based charity whose mission is to collaborate with all to eliminate food insecurity and advocate for solutions to end poverty.
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Episodes
  • The Finale: A Chat with Minister Khera

    The Finale: A Chat with Minister Khera
    Oct 25 2023
    In the final episode of this special season of the 2030 Project Podcast focused on the Canada Disability Benefit, we are joined by the Honourable Kamal Khera, who was recently appointed Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities on July 26, 2023.
    In the season finale, Minister Khera discusses how the Canada Disability Benefit will help break barriers down by fostering accessibility, inclusiveness, and supporting employment efforts for persons with disabilities. She underlines that the Canada Disability Benefit is a supplement to, not a replacement for, other benefits received by persons with disabilities, and stresses the importance of increasing the financial stability of the most vulnerable by reducing the barriers they face. As a committed advocate, Minister Khera emphasizes the use of intersectionality in her approach, and leaves listeners with a parting message urging them to continue to engage and collaborate with their communities and the government, to realize a future where persons with disabilities do not have to live in poverty.
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    30 mins
  • In Conversation with Senator Petitclerc

    In Conversation with Senator Petitclerc
    Oct 18 2023
    In this episode, we are joined by one of the key policymakers behind the Canada Disability Benefit, The Honourable Chantal Petitclerc, a gold medal Paralympian and a sitting Senator from Quebec. Senator Petitclerc shares her perspectives and experiences as a policymaker living with a disability, and discusses her efforts in the Senate to ensure that the Canada Disability Benefit takes into account the additional cost of living with a disability and the importance of co-design. Senator Petitclerc remains a strong advocate as the development of regulations continues to take place, and offers insights to listeners looking to get involved.
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    22 mins
  • Is It Enough?

    Is It Enough?
    Oct 11 2023
    A key objective of the Canada Disability Benefit is to reduce, and potentially, eliminate poverty among people with disabilities while ensuring that people are not left worse off than they were before. This means that the amount of the benefit needs to be adequate to lift people with disabilities out of poverty, which raises the billion-dollar question: how much money is needed to eliminate poverty among people with disabilities? Should everyone get the same benefit, or should it reflect living expenses and specific disability related needs? How can we ensure that private insurers and provinces don’t claw back the benefits?
    In this episode, we are joined by Andrea Hatala, Recipient Co-Chair of the ODSP Action Coalition; Bill Adair, Executive Director of Spinal Cord Injury Canada; and Adrian Merdzan, Staff Lawyer at the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC).
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    41 mins

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