We commend the government for its initial steps, with respect to the disability tax credit, to streamline some patients with given conditions, but currently the form is 16 pages. It takes our members 20 to 30 minutes to complete. It has criteria that are often hard for a given physician to assess: For mobility, you have to take three times longer walking x number of metres than your given age cohort. We are recommending that we work together with the involved departments, with physician and patient input, so that the form more accurately reflects the lived experience. Patients can basically self-attest as to their conditions and their disability. A recognized professional in the health care team and circle of care can sign off on it, saying that what has been presented is factual, so that there are safeguards.
The other way is to ensure that if one is disabled federally, with a disability tax credit, we would hope that provinces and territories would recognize similar disability and that it would be reciprocated. If you're disabled in one part of this country, you would be—
