Canada ratifies the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities

Canada has ratified the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (C.R.P.D.).

• Media coverage on Canada's ratification of the C.R.P.D.:
  • Goar: Historic moment for nation's disabled.
  • Canada ratifies U.N. treaty for disabled rights.
  • Canada makes rights of disabled a foreign policy focus.
• Stakeholder reactions to Canada's ratification of the C.R.P.D.:
  • Council of Canadians with Disabilities: Canada Ratifies United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • Canadian Association for Community Living: Canada Ratifies Historic U.N. Treaty on Disability Rights
  • Community Living Ontario: Ratification of U.N. Convention on disability rights - a historic moment for all Canadians
  • The Coalition of Persons with Disabilities: Canada ratifies U.N. treaty on disability rights
• Political Reactions to Canada's ratification of the C.R.P.D.:
  • Liberal Party: Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Canada’s ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • Judy Wasylycia-Leis (N.D.P.): U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — Ratified at last!