PWD Allies

Brent Frain welcomes his PWD Allies panelists for another healthy serving of Advocacy Salad, focused on Basic Income. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: June 14, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes his panelists to dish out some Advocacy Salad. Keywords: Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Rent Geared to Income (RGI), Mutual Aid, food banks. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: June 10, 2024.

Brent Frain and his editor-producer Neil Matheson talk about disability housing policy: divide and discriminate. Keywords: Rent Geared to Income (RGI), Housing Income Limits (HILs), Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER). Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: June 6, 2024.

Brent welcomes his PWD Allies panelists to talk about RGI rent subsidies and "Equity in the system". Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: June 3, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes his PWD Allies panelists to talk about Disability and well-being. Do persons with disabilities deserve nice things or are we only entitled to legislated poverty & suffering? Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: May 31, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Sonia Furstenau leader of the BC Green Party to talk about PWD Income Assistance rates in British Columbia and the unfairness of PWD clawbacks. Pre-recorded and aired: May 27, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Michael Prince and Neil Belanger (BCANDS) to talk about the intersectionality of Canada Disability Benefit and MAiD. Keywords: Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: May 21, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Jeff Leggat to talk about the Canada Disability Benefit, funded up to a maximum of $200 / mo. or $6.66 per day. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: May 14, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Meagan Gillmore to talk about the problem of MAiD and disability. Keywords: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: May 13, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes his PWD Allies panelists to talk about inadequate Disability Income Support Rates and how it's proof that provincial governments and the federal government both don't like us or respect us. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: May 10, 2024.

On today's special episode of PWD Allies podcast, Brent Frain welcomes Green Party MP Mike Morrice. Pre-recorded segment aired on YouTube: April 18, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes his PWD Allies panelists again to talk about Affordable Housing and asking the question: Is affordable housing available to all persons with disabilities? Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: April 15, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Cathy McMillan to talk about dyslexia, stigma and disability discrimination. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: April 9, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes the PWD Allies panelists to discuss whether Canada's disabled should fear or embrace a Conservative government. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: April 8, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Chad Herridge from St. John's Newfoundland to talk about three generations of disability. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: April 4, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Kent Loftsgard to talk Disability vs Racial discrimination: comparison, contrast, and intersectionality. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 28, 2024

PWD Allies podcast airs LIVE! every week on YouTube. Brent Frain welcomes freelance journalist John Loeppky to talk about Disability Culture. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 25, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Dave Copeland from Ontario. A man with cerebral palsy, an author, and a financial planner helping disabled clients escape ODSP. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 14, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Jonathan: a student Registered Nurse (RN) to give a boots-on-the-ground perspective on health barriers for persons with disabilities. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 11, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Green MPP Mike Schreiner from Guelph Ontario for a discussion on Social Assistance Rates & Homelessness. Also joining is Toronto-area advocate Dan Trayes who has lived experience with homelessness. Pre-recorded segment uploaded to YouTube: March 8, 2024.

Brent Frain continues the series on Health with our usual group of panelists. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 4, 2024.

Brent Frain is joined by our panelists to talk about Disability Stories: Health. Keywords: disability poverty, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 26, 2024.

Brent Frain is joined by former Ontario MP Cheryl Hardcastle and other panelists to help celebrate the 100th episode of PWD Allies podcast. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 23, 2024.

The PWD Allies panelists talk Provincial Disability policy, specifically Ontario ODSP. Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 19, 2024.

Brent Frain welcomes Michael Scott to talk about music, poetry, mental health and disability stigma. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 13, 2024.