The Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee engages in a lively dialogue with various Ministers of the government (including the Premier). This dialogue includes the exchange of correspondence between the ODA Committee or its legal counsel and the minister. Please click on any date below in order to read the contents of this correspondence.

• November 26, 2003
  
  Nov. 26, 2003: ODA Committee Receives Its First Letter From The New Citizenship Minister

   

• October 29 - 30, 2003
  
  Oct. 27, 2003: ODA Committee Writes To Elections Ontario Offering To Help With Post-Election Assessment Of Barriers In The Election Process
  
  Oct. 9, 2003: Premier-Designate Mcguinty Speaks By Phone With ODA Committee Chair - Another Signal That An Optimistic New Chapter Has Opened In Our Campaign For A Barrier-Free Ontario
  
  Oct. 3, 2003: ODA Committee Writes Premier-Designate McGuinty To Congratulate Him On
  
  Sept. 30, 2003: Conservative Government Openly Refuses To Make Public Its Ministries' Accessibility Plans On This, Its Self-Imposed September 30, 2003 Deadline - ODA Committee Issues News Release Highlighting Government's Disregard Of Its Own Legislation
  
  Sept. 30, 2003: ODA Committee Asks Citizenship Minister To Provide All Ministry Accessibility Plans, Which ODA 2001 Requires the Ontario Government To Make Public Today
  
  
  
• June 18, 2003
  Chair of Government-Appointed Accessibility Advisory Council Writes to ODA Committee
  
  
  
• June 7, 2003
  Citizenship Minister Defaria Responds To ODA Committee's April 3, 2003 Letter
  
  
  
• April 22, 2003
  Letter from Carl DeFaria, Minister of Citizenship, to ODA Committee dd April 4, 2003
  
  
  
• April 15, 2003
  Letter to Citizenship Minister DeFaria from ODA Committee dd April 3, 2003
  
  Letter to Premier Ernie Eves from ODA Committee dd April 11, 2003
  
  Letter to Chief Election Officer John Hollins from ODA Committee dd March 26, 2003 - Re: Ensuring A Barrier-Free Provincial Election for Voters with Disabilities
  
  Letter from ODA Committee to Chief Election Officer dd April 6, 1999
  
  Letter from ODA Committee to Chief Election Officer dd May 25, 1999
  
  Letter from Chief Election Officer to ODA Committee dd July 20, 1999
  
  Letter to ODA Committee from Chief Election Officer dd July 21, 1999
  
  
  
• April 14, 2003
  
  Letter to Citizenship Minister DeFaria from ODA Committee dd March 18, 2003
  
  Letter to Accessibility Advisory Council from ODA Committee dd March 18, 2003
  
  Letter from Jeff Adams, Chair, Accessibility Advisory Council dd Jan 30, 2003
  
  Undated Letter to ODA Committee from Premier Ernie Eves received in August 2002
  
  Letter from Carl Defaria, Minister of Citizenship, dd August 20, 2002, updating the ODA Committee on the steps which the Government had then taken to implement the ODA 2001, and the steps it was planning to take over the next period of time
  
  
  
• April 13, 2003
  The Ontario Liberal Party released its 2003 election platform on the Ontarians with Disabilities Act issue by a letter dated April 7, 2003 to the Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee
  
  
  
• March 29, 2003
  ODA Committee Calls On Three Party Leaders To Ensure a Barrier-Free Election Campaign
  
  
  
• Nov. 27, 2002
  ODA COMMITTEE WRITES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT-APPOINTED PROVINCIAL ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
  
  
  
  
• Oct. 2, 2002
  ODA Committee Writes Chair of Government-Appointed Accessibility Advisory Council to Offer Our Help and to Ask for Council's Plans for Consulting Ontarians With Disabilities
  
  
  
  
• June 23, 2002
  ODA Committee's June 13, 2002 Letter to Accessibility Advisory Committee Chair David Shannon
  
  ODA Committee Update dd June 14, 2002: ODA Committee Send The Citizenship Minister Our Proposed Ontario Government ODA One Year Workplan
  
  
  
• May 21, 2002
  ODA COMMITTEE RECEIVES FIRST LETTER FROM NEW CITIZENSHIP MINISTER May 21, 2002 (letter dd May 9, 2002)
  
  
  
• April 16, 2002
  Conservative Government Appoints 5th Citizenship Minister -
  ODA Committee Writes To Welcome Him dd April 16, 2002
  
  
  
• April 13, 2002
  Letter to Incoming Premier Ernie Eves To Offer To Work Together On Implementation Of ODA 2001 dated April 10, 2002
  
  
  
• March 17, 2002
  Letter from Citizenship Minister Cam Jackson received March 4, 2002, but dated February 21, 2002
  
  
• Letters from Bill 125 Letters index page
  

  February 3, 2002
  Letter to the Hon. Cam Jackson, Minister of Citizenship from ODA Committee chair, David Lepofsky dated January 31, 2002
  
  January 17, 2002
  Letter to the Hon. Cam Jackson, Minister of Citizenship from Tony Martin,
  MPP NDP Disability Critic dated November 28, 2001

  January 17, 2002
  Letter to the ODA Committee from Hon. Cam Jackson,
  Minister of Citizenship dated November 23, 2001
  
  January 16, 2002
  Letter to the Hon. Janet Ecker from Peter Kormos,
  MPP Niagara Centre dated November 9, 2001
  
  January 16, 2002
  Letter to the Hon. Janet Ecker from Dwight Duncan,
  MPP Windsor-St. Clair dated November 7, 2001
  
  January 16, 2002
  Letter to the Hon. Janet Ecker from Dwight Duncan,
  MPP Windsor-St. Clair dated November 5, 2001
  

  November 23, 2001
  OPEN LETTER TO THE HONOURABLE CAM JACKSON dd November 19, 2001
  

• October 10, 2001
  additions to correspondence files include:
  
  Letter from Citizenship Minister Cam Jackson
  dd September 28, 2001
  
  Letter from the Hon. Elizebeth Witmer
  Minister of the Environment
  dd September 28, 2001
  
  Letter from Frank Klees, M.P.P., Oak Ridges
  dd October 1, 2001
  
  Letter from David Caplan M.P.P., Don Valley East
  dd September 28, 2001
  
  Letter from Citizenship Minister Cam Jackson
  dd June 27, 2001
  
  
• Letter to Citizenship Minister Cam Jackson
  dd May 10, 2001
  
  
• August 23, 2001
  Letter to Citizenship Minister Cam Jackson
  dd August 21, 2001
  
  
• April 16, 2001
  Letter to Citizenship Minister Cam Jackson
  dd April 10, 2001
  
  
• March 27, 2001
  Letter from Citizenship Minister Cam Jackson
  dd March 21, 2001
  
  

• March 20, 2001
  Letter from the Office of the Premier
  dd March 15, 2001

• February 22, 2001
  Letter to Premier Harris

• February 22, 2001
  Letter to Citizenship Minister Cam Jackson
  Backgrounder prepared for Minister Cam Jackson

• January 11, 2001
  Letter to the Hon. Mike Harris, Premier of Ontario
  dated January 11, 2000

• January 11, 2001
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns,
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation

• December 8 , 2000
  Letter to the Hon. Mike Harris, Premier of Ontario
  dated December 8, 2000

• November 27, 2000
  Letter to the Hon. Mike Harris, Premier of Ontario dated Nov. 23, 2000
  from Dalton McGuinty, Leader of the Official Opposition, Leader of the Liberal Party re: Ontario Liberal Consultation Tour Report, issued November 23, 2000

• November 17, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns,
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dd November 14, 2000
  
  
• November 10, 2000
  Letter to the 3 Party Leaders
  dd November 10, 2000
  
  
• November 4, 2000
  Letter from the Hon. Mike Harris Premier of Ontario
  dd October 25, 2000
  
  
• October 31, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns,
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  

• October 29, 2000
  Open Letter to Mike Harris from
  David Allen, Executive Director,
  Canadian Hearing Society dd October 20, 2000

• October 29, 2000
  Letter from Earl Manners, President
  Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
  to the ODA Committee dd April 22, 1999

• October 26, 2000
  Letter from The Hon. Helen Johns,
  The Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dd October 17, 2000
  
  
• October 6, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Mike Harris
  Premier of Ontario
  dated October 5, 2000
  
  
• October 3, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Mike Harris
  Premier of Ontario
  dated October 2, 2000
  
  

• September 27, 2000
  Letter to The Hon. Helen Johns,
  The Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dd September 27, 2000

• August 31, 2000
  Letter to The Hon. Helen Johns,
  The Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dd August 30, 2000

• August 24, 2000
  Letter to the ODA Committee from
  Ronald J. Bower, Executive Assistant to
  the Honourable Helen Johns,
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dated August 15, 2000

• August 14, 2000
  Letter to The Hon. Helen Johns, dd August 11. 2000
  The Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation

• July 31, 2000
  Letter to The Hon. Helen Johns,
  The Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation

• July 28, 2000
  Letter to The Hon. Helen Johns,
  The Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation

• July 25, 2000
  Letter to the ODA Committee from
  Ronald J. Bower, Executive Assistant to
  the Honourable Helen Johns,
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  Undated rec'd via fax July 24, 2000
  
  
• July 19, 2000
  Letter to The Hon. Helen Johns,
  The Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• July 10, 2000
  Letter to the ODA Committee from
  Ronald J. Bower, Executive Assistant to
  the Honourable Helen Johns,
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dd June 26, 2000
  
  
• July 10, 2000
  Letter to Persons United for Self-Help NW.O.
  from the Honourable Helen Johns,
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dd May 11, 200
  
  
• June 22, 2000
  Letter from the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dd June 1, 2000
  
  
• June 20, 2000
  MS Society Press Release
  MS Society grows impatient with lack of action to address Barriers faced by Disabled
  
  
• May 23, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• May 20, 2000
  View a scanned image of the Mike Harris Promise letter to the ODA Committe, dd May 24, 1995
  
  
• May 15, 2000
  Open Letter from the Marilyn Churley, MPP, Broadview/Greenwood
  to The Honourable Helen Johns, Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• May 15, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• April 24 , 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• April 11, 2000
  Letter to Steve Peters, Liberal MPP
  from Hon. Helen Johns
  See also the Hansard from the Ontario Legislature dd April 10, 2000
  
  
• April 11, 2000
  Open Letter to Premier Harris
  from Steve Peters, Liberal MPP
  dated April 7, 2000
  
  
• April 5, 2000
  Letter from Premier Harris' Assistant
  Chris Breen, Director Tour and Public Events
  dated March 31, 2000
  
  
• March 23, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Mike Harris
  Premier of Ontario
  dated March 22, 2000
  
  
• March 23, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  from Steve Peters, Disability Critic's
  Executive Assistant, Suzanne Van Bommel
  dated March 13, 2000
  
  
• March 5, 2000
  Letter Steve Peters, MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
  Liberal Disability Critic
  to the Hon. Mike Harris, Premier
  dated March 1, 2000
  
  
• March 5, 2000
  Letter Steve Peters, MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
  Liberal Disability Critic
  Hon. Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture And Recreation
  dated March 1, 2000
  
  
• March 5, 2000
  Letter Steve Peters, MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
  Liberal Disability Critic
  Howard Hampton, Leader
  Ontario New Democratic Party
  dated March 1, 2000
  
  
• February 29, 2000
  Letter from the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  dated February 17, 2000
  
  
• February 28, 2000
  Letter from the Honourable Mike Harris
  dated February 2, 2000
  in response to our letters to Helen Johns
  
  
• February 28, 2000
  Letter from the Honourable Mike Harris
  dated February 1, 2000
  in response to our letters to Helen Johns
  
  
• February 17, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Mike Harris, Premier
  from Marilyn Churley
  NDP Critic for Disability Issues
  
  
• February 4, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  from Steve Peters, Disability Critic
  MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
  
  
• January 31, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• January 25, 2000
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  from Steve Peters, Disability Critic
  MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
  
  
• January 14, 2000
  2 Letters to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• December 23, 1999
  Letter from the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• November 17, 1999
  Letter to the Honourable Mike Harris
  Premier of Ontario
  
  
• October 27, 1999
  Letter the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• October 23, 1999
  Letter Steve Peters, MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
  Liberal Disability Critic
  to the Hon. Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• October 18, 1999
  Letter from Premier Harris to
  Steve Peters, MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
  Liberal Disability Critic
  
  
• October 14, 1999
  Letter to Premier Mike Harris
  
  
• October 7, 1999
  Letter from the Honourable Mike Harris
  
  
• October 6, 1999
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  
  
• September 29, 1999
  Letter from the Liberal Disability Critic, Steve Peters, MPP
  
  
• September 28, 1999
  Letter From the Honourable Helen Johns
  
  
• September 24, 1999
  Letter to Premier Mike Harris
  
  
• September 21, 1999
  Letter to Premier Harris
  from Steve Peters, M.P.P. Elgin-Middlesex-London
  Liberal Disability Critic on the ODA
  
  
• September 20, 1999
  Letter from Howard Hampton
  Leader, Ontario NDP on the ODA
  
  
• September 17, 1999
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• September 10, 1999
  Letter to the 3 Party Leaders with ODA Proposal
  Re: New ODA Consultation Process
  
  
• July 28, 1999
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• July 26, 1999
  Letter to the Honourable Helen Johns
  Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
  
  
• July 21, 1999
  Letter from Honourable Helen Johns
  
  
• July 14, 1999
  Letter from Premier Harris
  
  
• June 14, 1999
  Letter to Chief Election Officer, Warren Baillie
  from ODA Counsel, Patricia Bregman of ARCH
  
  
• June 6, 1999
  Letter to Premier Mike Harris
  
  
• May 25, 1999
  Letter to Chief Election Officer, Warren Baillie
  
  
• April 26, 1999
  Letter to Premier Mike Harris
  
  
• April 6, 1999
  Letter to Chief Election Officer
  
  
• April 6, 1999
  Letter to Dalton McGuinty
  
  
• April 6, 1999
  Letter to Howard Hampton
  
  
• April 6, 1999
  Letter to Premier Mike Harris
  
  
• March 28, 1999
  Letter to Premier Mike Harris
  
  
• March 26,1999
  Letter from Dalton McGuinty
  
  
• March 16, 1999
  Letter from Hon. Ernie Eves
  
  
• March 16,1999
  Letter to Premier Harris
  
  
• March 15,1999
  Letter from Howard Hampton
  
  
• January 4,1999
  Letter to Premier Harris
  
  
• December 21, 1998
  Letter from Hon. Isabel Bassett
  
  
• December 10, 1998
  Letter to Hon. Ernie Eves
  
  
• December 9, 1998
  Letter to Hon. Isabel Bassett
  
  
• December 3, 1998
  Open Letter to Premier Harris
  
  
• December 1, 1998
  Open Letter from Gary Malkowski to Premier Harris
  
  
• November 25, 1998
  Letter from the Hon. Mike Harris
  
  
• November 24, 1998
  Letter to the Hon. Mike Harris
  
  
• November 9, 1998
  Letter to Hon. Isabel Bassett
  
  
• November 2, 1998
  Response from Hon. Isabel Bassett
  
  
• October 28, 1998
  Response from Hon. Isabel Bassett
  
  
• October 28, 1998
  Response from Premier Mike Harris
  
  
• October 27, 1998
  Response from Dalton McGuinty, Leader of the Official Opposition
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• October 21, 1998
  Response from Howard Hampton, Leader of the NDP
  
  
• October 20, 1998
  Letter to the Hon. Isabel Bassett
  
  
• October 19, 1998
  Letter from the Hon. Isabel Bassett
• October 14, 1998
  Letter to the 3 Party Leaders
• October 14, 1998
  Letter to the Hon. Isabel Bassett
• October 13, 1998
  Letter to the Hon. Isabel Bassett
• September 30, 1998

Response from Hon. Isabel Bassett
• September 16, 1998

Letter to Hon. Isabel Bassett
• September 10, 1998

Response from Hon. Isabel Bassett
• August 26, 1998

To Hon. Isabel Bassett.
• July 27, 1998:

To Hon. Isabel Bassett.
• July 16, 1998:

To Hon. Isabel Bassett.
• July 15, 1998:

To Premier Mike Harris.
• July 8, 1998:

To Premier Mike Harris.
• May 7, 1998:

To Premier Mike Harris.
• April 20, 1998:

Response from Premier Mike Harris.
• April 15, 1998:

To Premier Mike Harris, Mr. Dalton McGuinty and Mr. Howard Hampton.
• March 24, 1998:

To Premier Mike Harris.
• February 13, 1998:

To the Hon. Isabel Bassett.
• December 19, 1997:

Response from the Hon. Isabel Bassett.
• December 4, 1997:

Response from Premier Mike Harris.
• November 19, 1997:

To Premier Mike Harris.
• November 19, 1997:

To the Hon. Isabel Bassett.
• November 11, 1997:

To the Hon. Isabel Bassett.
• October 29, 1997:

To the Hon. Isabel Bassett.
• October 15, 1997:

To the Hon. Isabel Bassett, new Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation.
• October 15, 1997:

To Premier Mike Harris.
• October 7, 1997:

To the Hon. Marilyn Mushinski.
• October 7, 1997:

To the Hon. John Snobelin.
• September 1, 1997:

To the Hon. Marilyn Mushinski.
• August 6, 1997:

To Ms Karen Cohl, Assistant Deputy Minister.
• July 4, 1997:

To the Hon. Marilyn Mushinski.
• June 25, 1997:

Premier Harris response to May 22 letter.
• June 12, 1997:

Response from the Hon. Jim Wilson.
• May 27, 1997:

To the Hon. James Wilson.
• May 27, 1997:

To the Hon. Chris Stockwell.
• May 27, 1997:

To the Hon. Marilyn Mushinski.
• May 27, 1997:

To the Hon. Dave Johnson.
• May 22,1997:

To the Hon. Premier Mike Harris
• May 13,1997:

Premier Harris response to May 1, 1997.
• May 1, 1997:

To Mr. Stockwell.
• May 1, 1997:

To Premier Mike Harris, McGuinty & Hampton.
• April 10, 1997:

Letter to The Hon. Marilyn Mushinski.
• March 17, 1997:

Response from Marilyn Mushinski.
• February 5, 1997:

Letter to The Hon. Marilyn Mushinski.
• January 13, 1997:

Minister Mushinski response to December 4, 1996 letter.
• December 4, 1996:

To Minister Mushinski.
• November 27, 1996:

Minister Mushinski response to July 25 & October 3, 1996 letters.
• October 31, 1996:

To Minister Mushinski.
• October 3, 1996:

To Minister Mushinski.
• September 3, 1996:

Premier Harris, further response to May 21, 1996.
• July 25, 1996:

To Minister Mushinski.
• June 21, 1996:

Premier Harris response to May 21, 1996 letter.
• May 21, 1996:

To Minister Mushinski.
• May 21, 1996:

To Premier Harris.
• May 8, 1996:

To Premier Harris.
• March 19, 1996:

Minister Snobelin response to January 31, 1996 letter.
• January 31, 1996:

To John Snobelin, Minister of Education and Training.
• January 22, 1996:

Premier Harris response to December 15, 1995 letter.
• December 15, 1995:

To Premier Harris.
• December 14, 1995:

To Minister Mushinski.
• December 1, 1995:

To Premier Harris.
• October 12, 1995:

To Minister Mushinski.
• August 30, 1995:

Minister Mushinski response to July 20, 1995 letter.
• July 25, 1995:

Premier Harris response to July 20, 1995 letter.
• July 20, 1995:

To Marilyn Mushinski, Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation.
• July 20, 1995:

To Premier Harris.
• PC Response:

Progressive Conservative Responses to an ODA Committee Questionnaire.
• May 24, 1995:

Harris Election Promise Letter.
• May 3, 1995:

To Premier Harris.
• March 28, 1995:

To Premier Harris.