I have essentially the same point. This amendment is admissible because it leaves it to regulations and doesn't actually change the intent of the act. The EI regulations themselves will in fact be capable of being altered by the government in order to incorporate persons over the age of 18 who are physically and emotionally dependent upon their parents, thereby solving the problem we heard from many witnesses that the age of 18 seemed to be an arbitrary and not reasonable cut-off point in some circumstances.
This amendment would allow the government itself, without actually changing the terms of the act, to redefine the term “child” to incorporate more than a limit at the age of 18.