We have had the Accessible Canada Act as our foundation as we have built our pandemic response. We were committed to being disability inclusive from the beginning, but, quite frankly, the pandemic has really exacerbated already existing inequalities in our systems, and people with disabilities have faced unique and heightened challenges. Our systems have been stretched, and some of them have broken. For me and for our government, that meant responding very clearly in the Speech from the Throne by committing to Canada's first-ever disability inclusion plan, which will include a new Canadian disability benefit modelled after the GIS for seniors, which will include a robust employment strategy for persons with disabilities, and which will include a modern approach to disability inclusion within the Government of Canada—which, again, will be a legacy piece moving forward. Thank you for the question.
On December 10th, 2020. See this statement in context.