Madam Speaker, I thank the member from the other side of the House for his comments. I was interested that he talked about ongoing consultations with advocacy groups on this issue. I have heard that consultations have broken down and they are very discouraged by what the finance committee has been putting forward.
I have to come back to the people I have put forward as examples of persons with disabilities who are fearful and who have been asked to have their credit reviewed. One is a woman with multiple sclerosis, an episodic illness which does not seem to fit into the categories that Department of Finance is putting forward. People with mental illnesses and illnesses that are intermittent do not fit into the government's constellation of disabilities.
I ask the member how is it that persons with disabilities incurring additional costs, such as people with MS, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, will be comforted by his speech and what he says the government will do if the people do not fit into the proposed amendments put forward by the finance department?