The matter of the eligibility test for disability benefits under the Canada Pension Plan has been the subject of a number of directives handed down by the courts in previous years. The specific matter that you're raising, namely whether socio-economic factors enter into the decision regarding eligibility for disability benefits, was reinforced by the courts. That is how the Canada Pension Plan is currently structured and that is the way it is interpreted.
What can these people expect? Well, that's a good question, but the Canada Pension Plan is not necessarily the vehicle through which to address that problem. The Federal Court has been quite clear on that point.