Thank you very much, Chair.
I'll be splitting my time with MP Vaughan.
To all the panellists, I want to thank you very much for sharing your stories.
I remember, in 2005, a close family member was diagnosed with third-stage colon cancer. The financial anxiety that came along with that diagnosis was definitely troubling to our entire family. I remember the struggle of looking at the different programs to see what would be there to support [Technical difficulty—Editor]. I fully appreciate the experiences you are sharing with us today.
I see 26 weeks as a step forward, so I want to thank Madam DeBellefeuille for her leadership on this. I am pretty confident that it is going to be the reality.
Mrs. Renaud mentioned the difficulties of accessing long-term disability support. I want to ask all panellists how they see other long-term disability supports, such as the CPP disability benefit, complementing as an extension of the EI sickness benefit.
The question is open to any one of the panellists.