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As the federal election campaign enters the final stretch, advocates are urging the next government to improve the Canada Disability Benefit not only by increasing the payments but also by ensuring that provinces don’t claw money back.

Election day is less than two weeks away, but Rowena Edwards is still unsure who she should vote for.

“Honestly, I don’t like any candidates,” the 63-year-old told CBC News through an email interview.

Edwards is one of more than eight million Canadians living with a disability. She says she spends around 20 hours a day in a hospital bed at home in Sherwood Park, Alta. — by herself and unable to work. 

She says she feels forgotten by Canada’s federal party leaders.

“Our leaders don’t even think about us,” she said. “I have no faith that things will change for us.” 

She’s not the only person who feels that way. Disability activist and retired lawyer David …

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