Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good afternoon, Chair, and members of the committee. Thank you so much for inviting us here today to speak on behalf of People First of Canada. My name is Kory Earle, and I am the president. I am joined here today by Shelley Fletcher, who is our executive director. People First of Canada is the national voice for people labelled with an intellectual disability.

Human Resources committee  Thanks for the question. First of all, having a cost should not be the barrier aspect.... It's one thing to have costs, but in the long run, we're talking about fundamental rights of people with disabilities. Put the cost aside and look at the economics of people having full participation.

Human Resources committee  Yes, absolutely, we would like to have a seat up there and have the voices heard.

Human Resources committee  Intellectual disability is complex when it comes to accommodation. In the past, we have not done a good job of including and supporting people with intellectual disabilities in our society. Historically, our group has been devalued in some of the worst ways: through institutionalization, forced sterilization, abuses and murder.

Human Resources committee  Good morning, Chair and members of the committee. For those of you who do not know who we are, People First of Canada is the national voice for people labelled with intellectual disabilities. We want to thank you for the opportunity to be here today and for allowing us the chance to have our voices heard.