Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to move that Bill C-22 be amended by adding after line 3 on page 6 the following new clause:
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11.1 Within ten months after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister must cause to be tabled in each House of Parliament a report setting out proposed amendments to this Act that would, among other things, specify the eligibility criteria for a Canada disability benefit, the conditions that are to be met in order to receive or continue to receive the benefit and the amount of the benefit or method for determining the amount.
That is the entirety of the motion. The intention of this is to put a timeline. We heard a lot in testimony, both written and from people who testified, that there was a lot of concern with not having any timelines. This does put one in. It is a reasonable timeline as well, based on testimony that we heard both from the minister and the officials. It's not far from the potential timelines they gave. It's a little tighter than what they said, but it definitely does put the ministry into a place where they have to work to bring this to a resolution within a time frame.
We have to remember as well that the exact same legislation was tabled well over a year ago. We understand there have been lots of consultations already, so this is why we're bringing this forth.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.