There are not many Québécois, which measure the scope of your accomplishments. As Minister of Employment in the Development of the workforce and Inclusion of people with disabilities that you have managed to convince the unanimous vote of the House of commons to set up a provision to reduce the poverty that affects adults with disabilities disproportionately. I bet that tenacity that has guided your swimming career paralympic something to do with it!
In its last budget, the government proposes to allocate, as early as July of 2025, with a maximum benefit of$ 2400 per year to people from 18 to 65 years in which the Canada Revenue Agency through the form T2201, was awarded a certificate of tax credit for a disabled person (DTC). I understand the community of people with a disability to say they disappointed the proposed amount and the limited number of eligible persons. You have to understand, this additional annual income will not help the vast majority to reach the thresholds of official poverty. What’s more, my fellow quebecers are two times less likely to apply for the DTC as their canadian counterparts. I believe, therefore, to sixty miles, the number of Quebecers in the situation of disability, those who would be entitled to this money but will make an appointment with their health care professional for complete (still) of the paperwork and send it to the Canada Revenue Agency as quickly as possible. To all those, it must be remembered that to make this request has nothing degrading. This process not the stigmatisera not more. It remains for us to hope that the health professionals, doctors in the lead, collaborate and take into consideration all of the recent improvements to make the eligibility criteria more clear and bigger, as can testify to these articles 2021, 2022 and 2023. They will be interested in the fact that the government offers to pay legal fees incurred to complete the form.
Moreover, I invite the interested parties to welcome the proposal, with a little hindsight. Between the announcement of the intention of introducing the flagship measure to fight poverty, until his appearance in the federal budget, it has only been 4 years. For an investment of $ 6 billion over five years included in a basket of new spending of approximately $ 50 billion, we can say that the machine has completed the speed of “Big V” as you can tell that time and on. The government has acted relatively quickly to put in place this draft, to be able to protect “quickly” about 600 000 people against the widespread increase in consumer prices. The cheques of up to$200/month to be issued as early as July 2025… as far as the provincial governments do not have the benefit to adjust their current programs in the fall!
Despite the fact that our community has lost such as Minister responsible for the action, I can imagine very well that you have continued your work behind the scenes to ensure him a place in the recent budget. I hope that you, your colleagues and you will continue your efforts to improve the delivery canada for people with disabilities. Because, according to me, it is a beginning. I remain optimistic that that the enhanced in the future. In my opinion, the Ministry of Finance under-estimated the socio-economic potential of the investment that he is about to do. If I were you, Carla, I’d like to invite to follow all the direct and indirect effects that$200/month will have on the health and the social participation of those affected. When it will be found that it was a good deal and that he will have for his money, he will appear reasonable to extend this to a larger number, and to enhance its amount.
Thank You, Carla! We miss you.