There's no money attached to this specific proposal. Let's be clear where credit is due for the work on this proposal. It's not my work. It's Senator Housakos and Senator Boehm's, and then the Senate committee who did great work at making some of the modifications that Don talked about.
In terms of the cost, the cost of the programs across the country are largely borne by the provinces. For a national autism strategy, the cost of a strategy relative to the cost of delivering those programs, is very minimal.
What success looks like to me is governments across the country—and not just provincial governments, as there are decisions made by municipalities and police forces and a lot of people in this country who need better evidence to be able to make those decisions—having the strongest evidence base in the world and making that known to decision-makers so they can make the best decisions in whatever area they're in, so we have a better understanding in the justice system, the mental health system and the education system.
I believe the number is still in the eighties for the percentage of people with autism not being employed. That is a complete loss to us as a country, a complete negative for us as a country. Everybody has a contribution to make.
I talk a lot at universities about moving from inclusion to contribution. Everyone has a contribution to make and we as a country are not enabling that because we're not taking the steps we need to take. That's what success looks like.