I'm not sure that people with disabilities would jump on the bandwagon to come here just for the sake of disability costs. It could happen, but I doubt it.
The other thing is that, speaking for myself, I would say, “Welcome.” I believe in diversity, and disability is just another form of human variation. I don't see it as an issue.
I know that there are many other concerns, for sure, but I keep reminding the committee to shift away from this medical model notion of disability, because I'm getting a message that many of you, as members of Parliament, have constituents who are being disabled as family members from sponsoring people as well.
I don't think it's going to happen, but I think that if it did happen it would be minimal. Again, I think that if it happened, it would also be an opportunity for diversity. Think about this. I raised the question earlier that if somebody like Stephen Hawking wanted to be a citizen of this country, would he be allowed to immigrate here. The answer is no.