Gabrielle Peters
@mssinenomine.bsky.social
Outgoing co-chair of Vancouver City Planning Commission, Co-founder of Disability Filibuster, words in Policy Options, Macleans, CBC & chapter author in 3 anthologies. Disabled af. Poor af. Lived experience + learned expertise applied to policy analysis.
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Can we also PLEASE talk about the failures of the charity— sorry, "non-profit"— model of disability? There aren't too many orgs which especially multiply marginalized disabled ppl trust to represent them, & this would be a PERFECT example of why. This org reps me at the UN.🙃
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November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Can we also PLEASE talk about the failures of the charity— sorry, "non-profit"— model of disability? There aren't too many orgs which especially multiply marginalized disabled ppl trust to represent them, & this would be a PERFECT example of why. This org reps me at the UN.🙃
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I just want access to the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit b/c I'm struggling on disability esp. w/CPP clawbacks, and I basically got scammed. A LOT of work went into exposing this. This work derailed a lot of things in my life if anyone kindly wants to help.
ko-fi.com/anhedoniaoak...
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Support 𝙰𝚗𝚑𝚎𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚊 𝙾𝚊𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚢
Support 𝙰𝚗𝚑𝚎𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚊 𝙾𝚊𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚢
ko-fi.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I just want access to the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit b/c I'm struggling on disability esp. w/CPP clawbacks, and I basically got scammed. A LOT of work went into exposing this. This work derailed a lot of things in my life if anyone kindly wants to help.
ko-fi.com/anhedoniaoak...
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ko-fi.com/anhedoniaoak...
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I contacted Inclusion Canada repeatedly with my concerns and was told in writing that they didn't vet the company I was recommended. And despite detailing my concerns about how others might be harmed, none of their solutions which were offered to me included warning other people.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I contacted Inclusion Canada repeatedly with my concerns and was told in writing that they didn't vet the company I was recommended. And despite detailing my concerns about how others might be harmed, none of their solutions which were offered to me included warning other people.
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Despite receiving HUGE amounts of govt. funding to provide these services, these benefits navigators seem to have omitted looking into the CUSTOMER (why are we paying at all?) experiences their clients had. All of these orgs may be doing the same thing:
www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
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www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
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Organizations providing disability benefits navigation services - Canada.ca
This page is intended to be used as a resource for persons with disabilities and their families to find disability benefit navigation services offered by organizations funded by SDPP-D
www.canada.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Despite receiving HUGE amounts of govt. funding to provide these services, these benefits navigators seem to have omitted looking into the CUSTOMER (why are we paying at all?) experiences their clients had. All of these orgs may be doing the same thing:
www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
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www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
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Here's the on point article about Inclusion Canada not doing their due diligence w/their benefits navigation services, and pointing disabled people towards shady 3rd party for-profit services just to access basics like the DTC & #CanadaDisabilityBenefit.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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Woman seeking Canada Disability Benefit frustrated after being sent to costly AI-integrated service
When Vancouver Island resident Iris Parker began applying for the Canada Disability Benefit, she didn’t expect to face steep up-front costs—particularly to have AI-integrated software fill out one of ...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Here's the on point article about Inclusion Canada not doing their due diligence w/their benefits navigation services, and pointing disabled people towards shady 3rd party for-profit services just to access basics like the DTC & #CanadaDisabilityBenefit.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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As @mssinenomine.bsky.social is quoted in the piece, “It was an effective PR tool when there was a lot of media coverage about poverty and MAiD." And so,
November 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
As @mssinenomine.bsky.social is quoted in the piece, “It was an effective PR tool when there was a lot of media coverage about poverty and MAiD." And so,
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This article @mssinenomine.bsky.social is quoted in is infuriating on so many levels: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Woman seeking Canada Disability Benefit frustrated after being sent to costly AI-integrated service
When Vancouver Island resident Iris Parker began applying for the Canada Disability Benefit, she didn’t expect to face steep up-front costs—particularly to have AI-integrated software fill out one of ...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This article @mssinenomine.bsky.social is quoted in is infuriating on so many levels: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
A debt of gratitude owed to @anhedoniaoakley.bsky.social for bringing this issue to public attention.
There are so many bad decisions made by the federal govt around Canadian Disability Benefit and they keep compounding rather than solving them.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
There are so many bad decisions made by the federal govt around Canadian Disability Benefit and they keep compounding rather than solving them.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Woman seeking Canada Disability Benefit frustrated after being sent to costly AI-integrated service
When Vancouver Island resident Iris Parker began applying for the Canada Disability Benefit, she didn’t expect to face steep up-front costs—particularly to have AI-integrated software fill out one of ...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A debt of gratitude owed to @anhedoniaoakley.bsky.social for bringing this issue to public attention.
There are so many bad decisions made by the federal govt around Canadian Disability Benefit and they keep compounding rather than solving them.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
There are so many bad decisions made by the federal govt around Canadian Disability Benefit and they keep compounding rather than solving them.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities, by nearly 300%
Exclusive CBC News/IJF data shows crime rates still well above pre-pandemic levels
theijf.org/transit-viol...
Exclusive CBC News/IJF data shows crime rates still well above pre-pandemic levels
theijf.org/transit-viol...
Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities, by nearly 300%
Exclusive CBC News/IJF data shows crime rates still well above pre-pandemic levels
theijf.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities, by nearly 300%
Exclusive CBC News/IJF data shows crime rates still well above pre-pandemic levels
theijf.org/transit-viol...
Exclusive CBC News/IJF data shows crime rates still well above pre-pandemic levels
theijf.org/transit-viol...
. @ivacheung.com compelling, insightful, and beautifully written post reflecting on her mother-in-law and dementia. Unpretentious. Erudite. Profundity. A restrained and yet all encompassing presence of love.
ivacheung.com/2025/11/on-s...
ivacheung.com/2025/11/on-s...
On sunshine and shadows - Iva Cheung
My mother-in-law, Jean Mottershead, has died. She would have been 85 next month. I vacillated about how much of this event to process publicly. After all, her story isn’t mine to tell, and I’m not sur...
ivacheung.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
. @ivacheung.com compelling, insightful, and beautifully written post reflecting on her mother-in-law and dementia. Unpretentious. Erudite. Profundity. A restrained and yet all encompassing presence of love.
ivacheung.com/2025/11/on-s...
ivacheung.com/2025/11/on-s...
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Please read this to understand how dire the situation is in Nunavut: www.aptnnews.ca/featured/foo...
I made print copies of my book a fundraiser to raise awareness of food sovereignty/security issues in the North, but the PDF is free if you want to download + donate directly to QCFC + other orgs.
I made print copies of my book a fundraiser to raise awareness of food sovereignty/security issues in the North, but the PDF is free if you want to download + donate directly to QCFC + other orgs.
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Please read this to understand how dire the situation is in Nunavut: www.aptnnews.ca/featured/foo...
I made print copies of my book a fundraiser to raise awareness of food sovereignty/security issues in the North, but the PDF is free if you want to download + donate directly to QCFC + other orgs.
I made print copies of my book a fundraiser to raise awareness of food sovereignty/security issues in the North, but the PDF is free if you want to download + donate directly to QCFC + other orgs.
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Join us this November for the Inaugural PHC CREST Conference!🎺
Focusing on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist, this event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a workshop, and more.
📆 Nov 6
📍St. Paul's Hospital/Virtual
Register:
https://bit.ly/4nBsOx9
Focusing on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist, this event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a workshop, and more.
📆 Nov 6
📍St. Paul's Hospital/Virtual
Register:
https://bit.ly/4nBsOx9
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Join us this November for the Inaugural PHC CREST Conference!🎺
Focusing on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist, this event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a workshop, and more.
📆 Nov 6
📍St. Paul's Hospital/Virtual
Register:
https://bit.ly/4nBsOx9
Focusing on elevating the nursing and allied health clinician-scientist, this event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion, a workshop, and more.
📆 Nov 6
📍St. Paul's Hospital/Virtual
Register:
https://bit.ly/4nBsOx9
"Abundance has political influence, but it is not a fighting manifesto, or a plan to build an organized, participatory mass party, and its vision is reheated forty-year-old deregulation mixed with Internet YIMBYism."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
How to Blow Up a Planet | Trevor Jackson
What happened to the future? When did we lose it, and what has taken its place? Political scientists have found a continual decline in visions of a shared
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September 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Abundance has political influence, but it is not a fighting manifesto, or a plan to build an organized, participatory mass party, and its vision is reheated forty-year-old deregulation mixed with Internet YIMBYism."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
If you follow me on the other place you are familiar with some of what I've gone through recently using wheelchair taxis. Some asked why I didn't use transit or HandyDart, I decided to answer that question.
Paypal link at bottom of post for those inclined. 🙏
mssinenomine.substack.com/p/is-handyda...
Paypal link at bottom of post for those inclined. 🙏
mssinenomine.substack.com/p/is-handyda...
Is HandyDart Accessible? It Depends.
If wheelchair taxis aren't accessible then why not use regular public transit or Handydart?
mssinenomine.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If you follow me on the other place you are familiar with some of what I've gone through recently using wheelchair taxis. Some asked why I didn't use transit or HandyDart, I decided to answer that question.
Paypal link at bottom of post for those inclined. 🙏
mssinenomine.substack.com/p/is-handyda...
Paypal link at bottom of post for those inclined. 🙏
mssinenomine.substack.com/p/is-handyda...
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Just got to the Learning Bitcoin conference. The current panelist is talking about why there’s a drop in testosterone. The panel is called Decentralized Health and Wellness.
August 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Just got to the Learning Bitcoin conference. The current panelist is talking about why there’s a drop in testosterone. The panel is called Decentralized Health and Wellness.
A priest and his power: Consent and the doomed rape case against a residential school principal
Roechelle Becker & @bethanylindsay.bsky.social
“There is no consent when agreement is induced by an authority figure,” @igrantubc.bsky.social
theijf.org/oconnor-resi...
Roechelle Becker & @bethanylindsay.bsky.social
“There is no consent when agreement is induced by an authority figure,” @igrantubc.bsky.social
theijf.org/oconnor-resi...
A priest and his power: Consent and the doomed rape case against a residential school principal
Judge who found Bishop Hubert O’Connor guilty says concept of ‘genuine consent’ decided trial
theijf.org
August 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A priest and his power: Consent and the doomed rape case against a residential school principal
Roechelle Becker & @bethanylindsay.bsky.social
“There is no consent when agreement is induced by an authority figure,” @igrantubc.bsky.social
theijf.org/oconnor-resi...
Roechelle Becker & @bethanylindsay.bsky.social
“There is no consent when agreement is induced by an authority figure,” @igrantubc.bsky.social
theijf.org/oconnor-resi...
I can't be certain based purely on this photo but it appears to me that what is really bad here is that there is a ramp leading to a platform where there is no space for a wheelchair user to sit. They do this then blame accessibility as one of the reasons for this ugly lump of painted concrete.
‘Hilariously bad’ Granville Connector bench design only temporary, city says
‘Hilariously bad’ Granville Connector bench design only temporary, city says
An eyebrow-raising design on Vancouver’s new Granville Connector walking and cycling path is only “temporary,” according to the city.
bit.ly
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I can't be certain based purely on this photo but it appears to me that what is really bad here is that there is a ramp leading to a platform where there is no space for a wheelchair user to sit. They do this then blame accessibility as one of the reasons for this ugly lump of painted concrete.
A society that withholds treatment that could ease a child’s suffering & possibly prolong her life reflects & reinforces a cruelty that doesn’t so much creep as it does march. A big boot just breached the threshold in BC.
NEW post by me about Charleigh Pollock.
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NEW post by me about Charleigh Pollock.
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On Cruelty And The BC NDP Government's Decision to Not Fund Charleigh Pollock's Treatment.
It seemed impossible not to feel hopeful when radio host Adam Stirling shared that Josie Osborne, BC Minister of Health was, with very little notice, going to provide an update about the government’s ...
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July 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A society that withholds treatment that could ease a child’s suffering & possibly prolong her life reflects & reinforces a cruelty that doesn’t so much creep as it does march. A big boot just breached the threshold in BC.
NEW post by me about Charleigh Pollock.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
NEW post by me about Charleigh Pollock.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
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Absolutely shameful of the BC NDP to pretend to not be playing politics with a disabled girl's life, particularly in the context of a rare disease (especially one which can result in multiple hospital stays in a year due to seizures and other sequelae). Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
NEW post by myself and @jhallinpeel.bsky.social responding to the pro-govt attack editorial in Times Colonist today.
Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP and their Apologist Press.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP and their Apologist Press.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP And Their Apologist Press
This is post is jointly co-authored by Jeff Hall and Gabrielle Peters responding to the Editorial by The Times Colonist about Charleigh Pollock
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Absolutely shameful of the BC NDP to pretend to not be playing politics with a disabled girl's life, particularly in the context of a rare disease (especially one which can result in multiple hospital stays in a year due to seizures and other sequelae). Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
NEW post by myself and @jhallinpeel.bsky.social responding to the pro-govt attack editorial in Times Colonist today.
Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP and their Apologist Press.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP and their Apologist Press.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP And Their Apologist Press
This is post is jointly co-authored by Jeff Hall and Gabrielle Peters responding to the Editorial by The Times Colonist about Charleigh Pollock
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
NEW post by myself and @jhallinpeel.bsky.social responding to the pro-govt attack editorial in Times Colonist today.
Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP and their Apologist Press.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP and their Apologist Press.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
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“The dying are alive. Killing us more quickly - via MAiD or denying us treatments necessary to live - will not protect anyone else from death. In fact it will do the opposite and put everyone at greater risk of being among the dying prematurely.”
NEW post by me. The BC Govt has cut funding to an essential treatment for a disabled child with a very rare disease. Her name is Charleigh Pollock and time is running out. There is link to petition in post. Please sign, share.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
BC Government MUST Reinstate Funding For A Disabled Child's Medication.
And perhaps it is time to discuss a declaration on the rights of the dying.
open.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“The dying are alive. Killing us more quickly - via MAiD or denying us treatments necessary to live - will not protect anyone else from death. In fact it will do the opposite and put everyone at greater risk of being among the dying prematurely.”
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Bureaucrats deciding to withhold physician-recommended care. And the elected politicians refusing to intervene. Why do we even need you if you aren't willing to serve your purpose to the electorate?
@davidebybc.bsky.social @josieosborne.bsky.social
@davidebybc.bsky.social @josieosborne.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bureaucrats deciding to withhold physician-recommended care. And the elected politicians refusing to intervene. Why do we even need you if you aren't willing to serve your purpose to the electorate?
@davidebybc.bsky.social @josieosborne.bsky.social
@davidebybc.bsky.social @josieosborne.bsky.social
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Do we as a society withhold medical care during the palliative stage of life? Care that is recommended by their physicians, makes them more comfortable, and prevents complications? I didn't think we did. This is the exact opposite of what palliative care is about.
June 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Do we as a society withhold medical care during the palliative stage of life? Care that is recommended by their physicians, makes them more comfortable, and prevents complications? I didn't think we did. This is the exact opposite of what palliative care is about.
Reposted by Gabrielle Peters
Sharing @mssinenomine.bsky.social important and timely post "BC Government MUST Reinstate Funding For A Disabled Child's Medication." For those not familiar with the case, the BC Ministry of Health has cut funding for a child with a rare disease.
mssinenomine.substack.com/p/bc-governm...
mssinenomine.substack.com/p/bc-governm...
BC Government MUST Reinstate Funding For A Disabled Child's Medication.
And perhaps it is time to discuss a declaration on the rights of the dying.
mssinenomine.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sharing @mssinenomine.bsky.social important and timely post "BC Government MUST Reinstate Funding For A Disabled Child's Medication." For those not familiar with the case, the BC Ministry of Health has cut funding for a child with a rare disease.
mssinenomine.substack.com/p/bc-governm...
mssinenomine.substack.com/p/bc-governm...
NEW post by me. The BC Govt has cut funding to an essential treatment for a disabled child with a very rare disease. Her name is Charleigh Pollock and time is running out. There is link to petition in post. Please sign, share.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
BC Government MUST Reinstate Funding For A Disabled Child's Medication.
And perhaps it is time to discuss a declaration on the rights of the dying.
open.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NEW post by me. The BC Govt has cut funding to an essential treatment for a disabled child with a very rare disease. Her name is Charleigh Pollock and time is running out. There is link to petition in post. Please sign, share.
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...
open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...