No. I think it's a very simple answer. This is no longer a social program; it is an economic factor. If you want to get people's attention, tell them it's about money.
I can tell you how wonderful and how rewarding it is to finally see somebody included when they come into my office with their very first paycheque and hold it up and look me in the face and say they're valuable, the same as you. It's a pretty big moment for somebody, but you know what? I can push that aside now and say you are here because you need this community. Canada needs this community. We have strategies to attract workers, yet we discounted a whole percentage of the population, so the answer is very easy: we tell people inclusion is no longer a social issue, but an economic issue, sir. I would challenge the Canadian people to recognize that when it comes down to dollars and cents, attitudes will change, as they have in the past for many other issues. It's economic versus social, and we know that inclusion costs money.
Here's the other thing: programs are expensive, but so are institutions and so is long-term health care. We have a choice; it's an ounce of prevention for a pound of cure. It's not that we're here as the poor cousin with our hand out. We have a solution. You guys are going across the country looking for answers? We have them, and we're here to tell you what they are.