If you look at those case scenarios we presented, and you may be looking at those currently, I think it's fair to say that depending on the degree of disability the member might have and how much he might receive from the previous pension versus an award, there is no doubt that at lower levels of disability the overall financial benefit to that individual might be less over the life course of the member. At the other end of the continuum, the more severely disabled the member is and the more access to other program benefits through rehabilitation and earnings loss benefits and so on, the overall financial return might indeed be greater. It very much depends on where on the continuum the member is, the degree of disability, and the services they might need to access over time.
On March 16th, 2010. See this statement in context.