Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for being here.
Mr. Prowten, I want to continue this conversation because I'm very concerned to hear these numbers and to hear what seems to be a definition or an interpretation change, and certainly not a legislative change from our standard.
I also want to talk about the idea.... It wasn't your recommendation, but I know you're recommending to reduce the number from 14 hours to 10 hours. What about the more common-sense approach in terms of relying on a doctor's judgment? I could also see reducing the hours as having different complications for different people with different disabilities. My cousin has cerebral palsy and lives with that every single day. In terms of actual treatment, no one would suggest that she will not have a disability for the rest of her life.
Maybe we should start moving away from, as you even said, an arbitrary number. I can't even understand how you calculate 14 hours on a regular basis. Even with regard to your recommendation of going to 10 hours, should we not maybe be recommending something that is more appropriate in the medical profession, such as having a doctor's judgment determine the appropriateness and the type of treatment needed moving forward?