Thank you.
I'd like to thank all of you for your presentations. I'm going to ask Juvenile Diabetes to comment on a few things.
First of all, thank you for raising the issue of those who had their disability tax credit revoked or denied in 2017 as a result of the letter that was sent in May of 2017. We heard quite a bit of testimony at this committee. I know that you followed the proceedings when both the minister and department officials told the committee that nothing had changed and there was no change to the eligibility requirement, yet we know what happened.
You characterized the 941 cases where no answer has been given by the agency as to the status of their DTC application. You called it poor customer service. Maybe more to the point, it's a broken promise because later at committee and on the floor of the House of Commons, we were told that in each case an answer would be given.
Could you give us a little more on the importance of that credit? It's not just the tax credit itself. The tax credit is the gateway to a number of other supports, including the RDSP, and other income supports for disabled Canadians. This is not just a matter of getting a small refund based on that credit. There are enormous consequences for a disabled family with a type 1 diabetic or any disabled Canadian, whether it's autism or any of a number of disorders. Can you talk about the credit and its importance as a gateway?