Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today during my Member’s statement I talked about bringing hope and inspiration back to a disadvantaged group. That group I was talking about is the Council of Persons with Disabilities. To be absolutely clear, not every person with a disability requires extra help. They are able to get out there and get gainful employment, actually, through the regular process. There are programs out there, as I talked about the EmployABILITY for persons with disabilities, that help people with disabilities to get jobs.
My questions are for the Minister of Human Resources. My issue really comes down to this: would the Minister be willing to look at setting up a small fund that departments can draw upon to make sure they can get out to hire people with disabilities, to make sure they get gainful employment and help bring back some of that quality of life?