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About Spencer van Vloten

Spencer van Vloten is a community advocate, nationally published writer, and editor of BCDisability.com. He was recently awarded the Medal of Good Citizenship by the province of BC.

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Canadians are being eaten up by poverty

Low-income families are tired of what they consider fluff: the cycle of debates, consultations, studies, reports and unfulfilled promises — none of which fill stomachs.
Explainer | May 10th 2022

What happened to the Canada Disability Benefit?

The NDP can leverage the power a minority government gives it and declare now that its support for the Liberals depends on the government timely implementing the Canada Disability Benefit.
Opinion | April 13th 2022

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