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Remarkable World Commentary Episode #30: The DEI Dilemma | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | July 2025 · Podcasts By Donna Jodhan

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  Podcast Commentator: Greetings. Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ASP, and MBA invites you to listen to
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  her biweekly podcast, Remarkable World Commentary.
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  Here, Donna shares some of her innermost thoughts,
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  insights, perspectives, and more with her listeners.
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  Donna focuses on topics that directly affect the future of kids,
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  especially kids with disabilities.
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  Donna is a blind advocate, author, sight loss coach,
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  dinner mystery producer, writer, entrepreneur,
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  law graduate, and podcast commentator.
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  She has decades of lived experiences, knowledge,
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  skills, and expertise in access technology and information.
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  As someone who has been internationally Recognized for her work and roles.
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  She just wants to make things better than possible.
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  Donna Jodhan: Hello there. My name is Donna J.
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  Jodhan and I am the host of the remarkable biweekly world Commentary.
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  I am an author. I am an advocate, a blogger,
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  site loss coach, dinner mystery writer and producer,
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  entrepreneur, law graduate and podcast commentator.
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  You know, all of these roles that I presently engage in have enabled me to become more
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  adept at what's going on in this world today.
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  We are living in a fast paced, moving world and we got to keep up.
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  And one way that I'm finding is that I can Express my thoughts,
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  share them with you and ask you to write to me.
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  Let me know what you're thinking.
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  So if you'd like to write to me or reach out to me,
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  please do so at Donna Jodhanat gmail.com.
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  And thank you to my friend Erin Di Blasi for continuing to support me in my biweekly world
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  commentary podcasts. And for this month, you know,
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  this is probably an old topic, but I can't help but keep returning to this
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  topic and I call it the Death Dilemma.
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  In early January, when Donald Trump took office.
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  He fulfilled one of his promises.
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  Or he kept to one of his promises to get rid of D,
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  e, I and D stands for Disability equity and inclusion.
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  And as I sit here, I am wondering out loud if this policy of Donald Trump is going to
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  filter across the border into Canada.
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  I don't know. I'm seeing a mixed bag of things thus far.
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  I'm wondering if companies are taking note if governmental departments of the Canadian
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  government are also taking note.
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  We have our own challenges here in Canada, but it's hard to tell unless we really keep
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  up with what is going on.
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  Some companies may quietly be disbanding their Dei policies here in Canada,
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  but we must be very vigilant and we need to check to make sure that they are not.
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  We know that in the United States this is going on.
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  Well, what's happening here in Canada?
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  What will replace the DEA dilemma?
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  What will replace DEA policies?
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  I, like many others, are very anxious to know what is going to happen.
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  And we know that Dei is tied to accessibility.
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  So how will this affect Canada?
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  When we saw that when Prime Minister Khan took office at the end of April,
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  he did not appoint or appoint a minister for disability issues.
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  Something that we continue to lobby for, something that I hope and pray that he is
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  listening to us and will do something about it.
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  And you know, we will go along hoping and praying,
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  all right, that things do not filter across the border.
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  Okay. Accessibility may be a different process,
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  but a lot of folks tie dye to disability, so it all remains to be seen what is going to
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  happen here in Canada.
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  And as the summer rolls on, we will be waiting and watching.
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  I'm Donna Jordan, host of the remarkable bi weekly world commentary.
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  Thank you for listening to me and wishing you a great day.
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  Take care and stay safe.
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  Podcast Commentator: Donna wants to hear from you and invites you to write to her at Donna Jodhan at gmail.com.
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  Until next time.