Canada has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which marks a historic step forward for the Canadian Government.
It is Canada’s declaration to Canadians and the international community that disability is at last to be recognized as a matter of fundamental human rights – at home in Canada and internationally. By ratifying this first international treaty that comprehensively recognizes the rights of persons with disabilities, Canada binds our governments to its implementation. –Canadian Association for Community Living (March 11, 2010)
This comes on the eve of the Paralympic Games at Vancouver, which makes it quite timely. Full news story at CBC.
