Disabilities Emerged as a Government Policy Issue in Canada During

question 23

Multiple Choice

Disabilities emerged as a government policy issue in Canada during World War I for two main reasons.One reason was that many Canadian soldiers were returning home injured.What was the other main reason?

• A)Canada wanted to honour its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
• B)Rapid industrialization was creating many work-related injuries.
• C)The World Health Organization had expanded the definition of disability.
• D)Public hearings by the House of Commons Subcommittee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities were being held.

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Definitions:

Natural Monopoly

A situation in which a single firm can produce the entire market output at a lower cost than could several firms, making it most efficient for a single firm to serve the entire market.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the total quantity of output produced.

Legal Cartel Theory

A concept where regulations permit or create conditions for the existence of cartels, which are agreements between competing firms to control prices or markets.

Public Interest Theory

Suggests that regulations are supplied in response to the demand of the public for the correction of inefficient or inequitable market practices.