Thank you, Mr. Chair.
PV-1 adds the definition of “disability” to the bill. The definition being added in the word of the amendment has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Accessible Canada Act. This is the definition:
disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment—or a functional limitation—whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person's full and equal participation in society.
I'll note that this was recommended by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada and Spinal Cord Injury Canada. It is identical, as you shared, to two amendments being suggested by the NDP and the governing party.