Human Resources committee  Indeed, some of the details were included in an action plan to fight poverty. The basic income program in Quebec is really intended for people who have been severely restricted in their employment for a long time and who benefit from the social solidarity program, which has very

Human Resources committee  The individualization of benefits is fundamental. In fact, it's a prerequisite for the benefit to be functional. Today, a number of people have said that women with disabilities, in particular, are more likely to experience domestic violence and be financially dependent. Obvious

Human Resources committee  It's certainly one of our concerns. It will be important as part of the negotiations to ensure that the provinces and territories do not use federal money to cut or privatize their own social programs. Access to health care and social services is becoming increasingly difficult.

Human Resources committee  I would say that the only desirable amendment, if there is one, would be the effective date of the benefit. It's the only amendment that would be desirable right now, for a really simple reason. I'm on a public policy panel that deals with these issues. We've been meeting for a y

Human Resources committee  Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I would now like to address the importance of working with the provinces and territories. As you know, the provinces and territories all have financial assistance programs for persons with disabilities. It is therefore crucial the federal gove

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Could you repeat the question? To be honest, I'm not at all sure that I understood it.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  It's because the measure is not expensive and it's easy to organize and offer it to people. It's a straightforward measure that requires less systemic effort. It requires less effort in terms of bias and requires less money from the government. It's just easier. Some people, and

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  While that's a very difficult question to answer, I would nevertheless say that ableism is insidious. It's not openly displayed, or explicitly referred to, very often. It's something that shows in attitudes, social judgments and obstacles that people come up against in society. I

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  If another option were available, then yes, but very often that's not the case.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  There was the Vulnerable Persons Standard, which had been put forward in connection with the first medical assistance in dying bill. The standard suggested measures that would analyze the social determinants of health and other determinants of people's vulnerability, and requeste

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Absolutely. I agree. I think it's mainly about avoiding applications being made as a result of pressure from medical staff or elsewhere, and which could result from a certain form of ableism towards these people. It's a matter of protecting them against having their lives underv

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  That's a difficult question to answer. The research would appear to show that people with an intellectual disability understand the death of people around them. That's pretty clear. They can deal with and live with such situations. What is less obvious is whether they are capabl

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  That's a difficult question to answer without making unfair generalizations. We've definitely read in the newspapers about people who are offered medical assistance in dying for lack of a better solution or for a lack of services. In light of those incidents, could we say that m

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Absolutely.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Absolutely.