There are big systemic problems and there are already recommendations in place with respect to these.
“End Exclusion” is a well-known activity that takes place here in Ottawa. It was last held just a few weeks ago. End Exclusion has been looking exclusively at the issue of poverty and people with disabilities. As I said earlier to your colleague on the panel, women with disabilities and deaf women are the poorest people in this country. Senior women with disabilities and deaf women have absolutely one of the greatest risks of finding themselves alone and with very little means.
In terms of concrete recommendations regarding poverty, the most fundamental way this country is going to address poverty among people with disabilities is through changing from the approach we have now to one of full inclusion. Canada signed and ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities two years ago, and we're no further along than we were when we signed. We've signed, but we haven't implemented. The convention clearly articulates Canada's obligations, and those are very clearly pointing to the issue, first and foremost, of social and economic inclusion of people with disabilities.