Absolutely. Thank you so much for that question.
Again, the minister's availability to make the call and approach us said something about the minister and our MP Scott Reid, for making that approach to move forward.
Our members who came to the meeting were very vocal on issues and they want to see more in the proposed act that deals with disabilities. It's not just an accessibility issue. It needs to be focused on a broad range of disabilities.
We've seen acts come out. We had no problem issuing another statement commending the minister and commending Scott Reid for taking our concerns forward, and they did. We talked about extra advance poll days. Our executive director Diane talked about the anxiety among people. We had someone in a wheelchair who said, “Look, you talk about all these campaigns, but yet I don't see enough in campaigns to get me to want to vote. I'm not excited about elections.”
It is a democracy. I think to deny someone with a disability shows a lack on the part of any government to ensure that they vote. There has to be some outcome. Absolutely. We are proud of that. Are they addressing concerns? Absolutely. I think these concerns can be addressed by amendments to this bill. You would get our full support if some of these amendments were really taken seriously.
I represent people right across the country who have these concerns. So yes, we're proud of some of these changes as I mentioned and we're proud that the minister, again, has taken that approach. I want to remind people that we didn't approach the minister; the minister's office did approach us.