Human Resources committee  I think people with disabilities probably get left out more when it's left to the private sector, because there has to be a dollar value there, as there always has to be. To give you an example, in the Alberta building code, when you build a hotel, you don't have to have accessi

Human Resources committee  If I get the gist of it, what we're talking about is money that's transferred federally to the province. The province doesn't always spend it the way the federal government would like to see it spent or with the intention of the federal government in placing that money here in Al

Human Resources committee  Thank you for that. Not everything has to cost money. If we work on universal design and build buildings that are accessible to people with disabilities, then people can go to school, can get a job, and can have a decent place to live. The other thing I'd like to say is that if

Human Resources committee  When a question like that comes up—providing more services with less money and not raising taxes—then we start talking about efficiency and effectiveness and those types of things. I will tell you that out of all the years I've worked in the disability community, I have never he

Human Resources committee  It's getting harder every day, and I'll tell you a story. Last year in my organization—I've been there 18 years now—we had a profit of $7,900, and I received a phone call asking if that came out of our provincial dollars. Was that $7,900 left over from our provincial dollars? And

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. I apologize for the kerfuffle coming in late. I was asked to step in for someone at the last minute. My name is Bev Matthiessen, and I'm the executive director of a small non-profit organization called the Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities. We