HUMA Committee Report

The members of the Subcommittee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities would like to thank every individual, organization, federal department and agency who took the time to participate in our study of the Canada Pension Plan Disability program and to provide us with their views. To those who responded to our e-consultation — we have incorporated your voices so that everyone who reads this report will see the thoughtfulness, wisdom and plain common sense that Canadians who normally do not participate in parliamentary studies can bring to our deliberations. This report tries to capture the richness of your thoughts.

We have combined this with the depth of information from witnesses who attended our hearings, to guide us in making our recommendations about the future of the Canada Pension Plan Disability program.

We hope that this report shows that we have not just heard what you wanted to say but also that we have listened and understood what you told us.

Every parliamentary committee report requires the participation of many people. Because of the complexity of the e-consultation pilot project, the Chair and members of the Subcommittee would like to acknowledge this support that went well beyond the norm. We are grateful to the senior officers of the House of Commons and Library of Parliament who enabled us to undertake our initial foray into the unknown. Without the unstinting assistance of our “team” this project would not have succeeded. This includes all those in the House of Commons Committees Branch and Information Services-Multimedia Services who broke new ground in providing their technical and procedural services and advice. The Parliamentary Research Branch provided research and operational support that enabled our work to remain driven by our needs. Joseph Peters brought his experience with the Romanow Commission to bear and allowed us to build on it.

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