I'll just interject. In setting up “or their full participation”, if I can just speak to that, it sounds like an either/or situation. Maybe for some people they need full participation in the labour market in order to have full quality of life; I don't think you can set it up as an “or”. I'm sure that's not what was meant.

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Liberal

Raymonde Folco Liberal Laval—Les Îles, QC

Put “and/or”.

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Conservative

Maurice Vellacott Conservative Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK

Add “and/“or”?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

We could do the “and/or”.

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NDP

Tony Martin NDP Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Maybe we should take out “full”. How many people with disabilities will not...?

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

This is true committee work here.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

All right. I'm going to read it again. Hopefully this will be satisfactory. It states: “That this Committee, following its study on adoption issues, conduct a major study on a topic specific to barriers that impede the quality of life of persons with disabilities and/or their full participation in a labour market with a commitment to providing solutions with a high probability of success”.

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Conservative

Maurice Vellacott Conservative Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK

Maybe we could add “where possible”.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

Mr. Martin, does that sound good to you?

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NDP

Tony Martin NDP Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

Then we can vote. All in favour?

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An hon. member

Define success.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

I'm sorry. All in favour of the motion as amended?

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Conservative

Maurice Vellacott Conservative Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK

Could you read it one more time, Madam Chair?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

Do you want me to read it one more time?

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Conservative

Maurice Vellacott Conservative Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK

Yes, please.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

Okay.

It reads: “That this Committee, following its study on adoption issues, conduct a major study on a topic specific to barriers that impede the quality of life of persons with disabilities and/or their participation in a labour market with a commitment to providing solutions with a high probability of success”.

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Conservative

Maurice Vellacott Conservative Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, SK

Could I just suggest one other thing that I think will be more helpful? Can we just say “and where possible” instead of “and/or”?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

I think “and/or their participation in a labour market” is in the spirit of what we are trying to say.

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

That's fine. I mean, we're not going to change the price of the dollar today, so--.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

But it's Mr. Martin's motion.

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NDP

Tony Martin NDP Sault Ste. Marie, ON

That's fine. I'm okay.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Candice Bergen

All right. I think we were voting on it, weren't we? Then I was interrupted. All in favour of the motion as amended?

(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

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Liberal

Michael Savage Liberal Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS

On a point of order, Chair, before we go on to Mr. Martin's second motion, and with his indulgence, pursuant to what we just passed, I wonder if I could just bring forward an idea that I mentioned to you last Friday about this study on disabilities.