Thank you, Mr. Chair.
There were reports out last week that women with disabilities in abusive relationships are sitting ducks. They have the choice to either stay in an abusive relationship or...a large percentage of them end up homeless. We know this is a factor of clawbacks. This is a factor of women who are eligible and entitled to disability payments and income supports having those clawed back because, potentially, their partner's income is too high.
It is very important, in regard to marriage equity, to autonomy and to the safety of women with disabilities, that their income supports are not clawed back. As we think about the Canada disability benefit, I'm wondering what the minister is going to do to protect women in this area.
I'll also ask the minister if she has looked at my bill—Bill C-422—which talks about no clawbacks and independent income supports rather than household eligibility.