Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for all the programs you mentioned that are addressing workers' needs.
Today, I want to focus on income supports for the six million Canadians you mentioned who have a disability. They did not see in the budget the Canada disability benefit.
I'll share with you, Minister, what you already know, which is that inflation is here. The cost of food and the cost of goods are going up. With REITS—real estate investment trusts—there is a lot of displacement happening in housing, based on this financialization of housing. A lot of co-ops are being lost, which heavily over-index for people with disabilities to live in. There are a number of really pressing, urgent matters around income supports right now for persons with disabilities.
I know that a number of fiscal bills have come to the floor, but not the Canada disability benefit. We are approaching a year since Bill C-35 was first introduced, and the disability community just can't wait any longer. They need a date. They need to know when this will be coming. We know that the Senate is ready to deal with it and the House is ready to deal with it.
Please, Minister, the community would like to know: When will we see this bill come to the floor?