Thank you, Mr. Chair.
PV-12 states that Bill C-22, in the preamble, be amended, first, by replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 1 with the following:
Whereas persons with disabilities are more likely to live in poverty than per-
Second, it would replace, in the French version, line 4 on page 1 with the following:
les personnes qui ne sont pas
What this amendment would do is remove the words “working-age” seeking to move the Canada disability benefit to apply to all persons with disabilities. Poverty doesn't end for a person with a disability after the age of 65 and neither should the Canada disability benefit. Ten per cent of Canadians with severe disabilities over the age of 65 live in poverty. We heard this supported by many organizations, including a joint letter by the Citizens for Public Justice and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.