Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just today I got an e-mail message from an MLA who said a constituent of theirs who is disabled and has lived in another jurisdiction commented to them that ours is probably the best system in Canada for disabled people, in terms of supports.
I think we need to be careful not to say that people with challenges, whether they are physical or intellectual, all want to be treated differently. I think a lot of people feel that they are able to participate and want to be treated like others, so each person is an individual. We have people who you might call severely disabled who are pay-rolled. In other words, they just get a regular payroll cheque, no intervention, every month. Other people may not be as challenged. Those people are expected to participate more and make productive choices.
So it is an individual situation. It's not one where everybody is treated with a cookie cutter and they are not all dealt with the same. If you or your constituent feel that their situation should be looked at differently, they should talk to their income support worker about that and if they are not satisfied, then try appealing the decision, because there is a process to work it through and people should feel that they are being treated fairly. That's the goal of the system. If you feel that you have an example that is not happening, then we should follow up on it.