Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, the United States, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Afghanistan and what looks like about 100 other countries all have something in common. Residents in those countries with certain levels of hearing loss can use an Apple AirPod hearing aid feature. Right on the Apple website, it states, “Due to regulatory restrictions, Apple is unable to release the Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features in Canada at this time”. This issue was originally brought to me by one of the residents in my riding.
The Canadian government's red tape is blocking access to an accessibility option for persons with hearing loss. On this study that is on Canada without barriers, as the Minister of Persons with Disabilities, what actions are you taking on this?