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Mr. Chair, I would first like to thank you for your work as chair of this committee. It is very helpful.
I do agree somewhat with what was said about tone and the way some things are being said this morning. We are here as a parliamentary committee where a minister has joined us so we can ask her important questions.
I would also let the Minister know that if, in future, she wants to receive the questions in advance, we will provide them to her. Again, the tone used in answers can sometimes be questionable. In any event, I hope we manage to get the tone right.
We actually do represent groups, we represent people. Everything is not fine in this world. If it were perfect, we would not be sitting here around this table.
The Accessible Canada Act is five years old. There are provisions that need to be strengthened and corrected.
If no one had any doubts about the Canada disability benefit and everyone had applauded it, we would not be here questioning you, Minister. I am sorry to tell you, however, that this is not the case.
I imagine the path is not perfect and you will be able to give us answers to our questions concretely and objectively.
I am going to refer to the last question I asked you.
Most of us were around the table during the study of Bill C‑22 up to when it was passed. The purpose of that bill is to create the Canada disability benefit. Your predecessor was proud of that bill, and rightly so.
However, we also knew that Quebec and the other provinces do not all have the same supports for persons with disabilities. Those supports are absolutely necessary, because what the federal government is doing is supplementing what is being done in the provinces.
We also had eligibility criteria, so as to lower the poverty line. In any event, I can say that we worked hard here.
Minister, I asked you what discussions have been held with the Government of Quebec. You looked at me and said that the Government of Quebec had not guaranteed that it would not claw back benefits.
I am going to ask you a clear question. If I go and see Quebec's ministerial representatives myself, are they going to give me the same answer?