Mr. Speaker, we are not talking here about people who are self-reliant. We all agree that people who are not self-reliant should be encouraged to become self-reliant but this is not what we are talking about. We are talking about people who are genuinely disabled.
I would refer the hon. member once again to the review that was held by the parliamentary Sub-Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities. It held hearings last winter and issued its report, not on people who are self-reliant but on people who are genuinely disabled. I would imagine that the subcommittee had representation from all political parties. When it issued its report, it made it very clear that it was criticizing the CCRA for practices that were grossly inadequate for people with disabilities. It called for a complete overhaul of the disability tax credit program.
That indicates to me there is a problem in the system. The government itself created the problem. The subcommittee looked very closely at the issue and called upon the government to do something to help the disabled community, people who are legitimately disabled, not people who are self-reliant.