That's great.
I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here today. I know many of you have sent in written testimony as well.
During the last few minutes of this committee meeting, I want to bring up an issue that's likely important to many families following today.
I'd like to move a motion, Mr. Chair. I will read it:
Given that:
a) the Liberal Government committed to creating the Canada Disability Benefit in 2020;
b) now, four years later, the Liberal Government has still not implemented the Canada Disability Benefit;
c) the Liberal Member of Parliament for Whitby, Ryan Turnbull, has resorted to writing an open letter to the leader of his own party, pleading for the benefit’s implementation, remarking that “Canadians with disabilities have waited long enough”; and
d) this letter has been signed by Liberal members of this committee, including the Member of Parliament for Don Valley East, Michael Coteau; the Member of Parliament for Saint John—Rothesay, Wayne Long; and the Member of Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora, Tony Van Bynen;
the committee recognize the Liberal Government’s broken promises to Canadians with a disability who would qualify for this benefit.
To speak to this briefly—