Letter to the chair of the Commission de l'économie et du travail on Bill 173, An Act mainly to introduce a basic income for persons with a severely limited capacity for employment
The Commission has analyzed Bill 173 and reiterates its concerns regarding the respect of economic and social rights, underlining that poverty hinders or even denies the exercise of all human rights: the satisfaction of basic needs is required for the effective exercise of all the rights protected by the Charter.
Montréal, April 12, 2018– The Commission has analyzed Bill 173 and reiterates its concerns regarding the respect of economic and social rights, underlining that poverty hinders or even denies the exercise of all human rights: the satisfaction of basic needs is required for the effective exercise of all the rights protected by the Charter.
Letter (in French only)
