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MP Anita Vandenbeld Rises in House of Commons to Celebrate Federal Government Employment of People with Intellectual Disabilities, LiveWorkPlay Partnership

Ottawa West-Nepean MP Anita Vandenbeld rose in the House of Commons to address the 1st Session of the 42nd Parliament of Canada on February 19, 2019, and discussed her recent Town Hall for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, the importance of the federal government taking a leadership role in the employment of members of this population, and congratulated the Treasury Board Secretariat and Public Service Commission on their partnership with LiveWorkPlay for facilitating 75 jobs in 25 departments! This is an edited version, the entire clip may be viewed in context on CPAC just after the 53 minute mark. For more information about LiveWorkPlay and employment for people with intellectual disabilities in the private and public sector, see liveworkplay.ca/gotjobs!