Premier Redford's Promise Comes Through

In the Throne Speech delivered by outgoing MLA Ron Liepert, Alberta Premier Alison Redford listened to the needs of disabled Albertans. The $400 AISH increase, once in danger of being cut back to $100, remains intact. As is her promise to raise our allowable income by $400, to a total of $800.

Thank you very much, Premier Redford. We appreeciate it.

I am thinking that there are things we can do as disabled Albertans, to show our appreciation in a wider way.

If paid work is a possibility, then we should pursue it, free of oh-no-not-$401 number-crunching.

But the fact is, not all of us can pursue paid work, for physical or other reasons. There is nothing wrong with pursuing volunteering opportunities. Don't listen to the stigma that it's "only" volunteer work. As someone who has been fortunate enough to hold both volunteer and paid positions, I can tell you that that the volunteer positions can be just as challenging. And often, they can be just as rewarding.

At the end of the day, we still live in a damn good province, this Alberta of ours. So however we can, let's get out there and make a difference!

Have a great day everyone!

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