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Disability supports under the microscope

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Last week, the government announced changes to the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability, or SAID, program, saying it will simplify and modernize the system. But advocates like Christina Martens-Funk, Chief Executive Officer of Inclusion Saskatchewan, still have questions and concerns. Christina joins Tamara to explain what those concerns are and what she'd like to see from the government moving forward.
14 Jul 1PM English Canada News Commentary

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