Thank you, Chair.
My question is for Ms. McGee.
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, so I think it's important to raise article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which recognizes “the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others”, as well as articles 21.2 and 22.1 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which state that “Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including...housing”, and that “Particular attention [shall] be paid to...persons with disabilities”.
Last month was Indigenous Disability Awareness Month, which partially seeks to highlight the fact that indigenous people living in Canada experience rates of disability much higher than those of the Canadian population.
Can you speak about the importance of ensuring that the rights of indigenous peoples living with disabilities are upheld in housing and otherwise?