Finance committee  That's exactly why we're just flagging it, because we do need to do the research on that. It could be quite prohibitive, but I think we need to take a look at it. Certainly it has been raised by groups other than ourselves, and again, it's to take a look at it as a fairness issue.

Finance committee  The disability tax credit is a fairness issue. We think it's just a matter of fairness. If you have single assessors, through the CRA, they may not be able to assess a person's disability in quite the same way as an advisory committee could. It wouldn't cost a lot of money to do that, but it might be more fair.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to present to the committee tonight. The HCCC represents the major health charities in Canada, in key areas that include research, information, surveillance, community and patient support, and public policy.