I would say nobody has really prioritized this in the way it should be. The Accessible Canada Act, passed unanimously by government, sets a tone and it sets a stage for co-operative work. It does say that everybody, mostly everyone, does understand that people with disabilities are equal and deserving of having their needs met.
We've seen that with provincial legislation to this effect as well. It tends to be non-partisan and accepted. However, when it comes to actually doing the work and getting to the actions, that's where we run into challenges and that's where those competing priorities always come into play. The federal government does have an opportunity, through mechanisms like funding for infrastructure or other funding that flows through to the other levels of government, to insist on accessibility from the start. If government is issuing a program, service or funding, how is accessibility built into the qualification for that?