Evidence of meeting #10 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was kids.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Hon. Iain Duncan Smith  Founder and Chairman, Centre for Social Justice, As an Individual
Deb Matthews  Minister of Children and Youth Services, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Poverty Reduction, Government of Ontario

March 12th, 2009 / 12:55 p.m.

Conservative

Ron Cannan Conservative Kelowna—Lake Country, BC

Mr. Chairman, my name was on the list. I'll be very brief.

I agree. It's about people with disabilities. It's about the visually impaired. I did a similar exercise in my riding with people with visual disabilities. You can put on a type of a visual impairment and walk around on the streets, which shows you the impairment in regard to the implication of curb cuts, for example, and the snow, and what that means for wheelchair accessibility. It helps with wheelchairs, but people with visual disabilities don't have the marked sidewalks. So there's a conflict in urban design for people with disabilities that's really interesting as well.

I think it's important to raise awareness for all people with disabilities and to do whatever we can to make life easier for them in regard to the challenges they face.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Okay.

Ms. Minna.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

On the rooms, do we not book well in advance rather than meeting by meeting?

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Yes. It just depends on what other.... We have been bumped by the finance committee and some of those things before. I know that where we've been able to make a request, we're in there.

Thank you, everyone. Have a great weekend and a good break week.

The meeting is adjourned.