First of all, I'll just say I agree with you that it is true that people with disabilities lack the structures, a comprehensive national system, a national strategy. We recommend that the provinces, territories, and the federal government work together to come up with one.
Having been in the business of serving people with disabilities for 35 years now, I have read umpteen reports. I would take you back to a report that Joan Brown wrote in 1981. It talks about disparity in all the systems and all the silos, and she recommended that we create one integrated employment system. I can say that with great pride because Joan Brown and I have stayed in touch all these years. She has been an adviser to the European Economic Community for many years, and she may even be past retirement now. I heard from her this week, and it remains a real interest of hers that Canada had the opportunity to do it but didn't.
The second thing we would support is a Canadians with disabilities act. You ask how do we stack up against others. In Ontario, we hold out with great pride the fact that we now have legislation in the form of the AODA, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. The March of Dimes is carrying out a national campaign to encourage the federal government to work together with the provinces to adopt such legislation nationally.