Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee: Letter dd July 31, 2000; The ODA Committe: is a voluntary coalition of individuals and community organizations who have united to secure the passage in Ontario of a new law which would achieve a barrier-free society for persons with disabilities.

Letter to The Honourable Helen Johns,
Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation

ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMMITTEE
c/o Marg Thomas
1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto ON M4G 3E8
Tel: (Voice direct) 416-480-7686 Fax: 416-480-7014
Voice mail: 416-480-7012
email: thomasm@east.cnib.ca
TTY: c/o Susan Main 416 964-0023 ex. 343
Web site: www.indie.ca/oda

July 31, 2000

The Honorable Helen Johns
Minister of Citizenship,
Culture and Recreation
400 University Avenue, 6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2R9

Dear Minister:

Re: Ontarians with Disabilities Act

In his July 28, 2000 letter to me, your assistant Ronald Bowers stated on your behalf that "For your information, Minister Johns has never committed to tabling an Action Plan before the end of June, 2000. In fact, Minister Johns has always been consistent in her comments regarding the Action Plan, and she is committed to a timetable which is governed by this current session of the House."

When you appeared on the London area "New PL" TV station's "Inquiry" program along with MPP Steve Peters and 2 others, which aired on Saturday, March 25, 2000, you clearly stated: "We agreed we'd put an action plan forward by June." We have a video tape of this program. Yet, you have not brought forward an action plan by June, as you had said you would.

Sincerely,

David Lepofsky, C.M.
Chair
Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee

cc: Hon. Mike Harris 325-7578
Norman Sterling 326-2913
Dalton McGuinty 325-9895
Dwight Duncan 325-2201
Steve Peters 325-7262
Howard Hampton 325-8222
David Christopherson 325-7111
Marilyn Churley 325-7111

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