There is a private member's bill that has been tabled and matches part of your first recommendation. I think that having the government adopt your first recommendation would be great, but there will be another crack at this if that bill gets to the floor.
Part of that also addresses your issue of not having to reapply. If you have a chronic life condition, you ought not to have to burden your own physician on an annual basis to reconfirm that you still suffer from a permanent condition. Would you agree and add this to your recommendation?