[kwoldtimer]

I'm a bit sceptical of the "principle" mentioned in the article, since I don't see any real connection between inclusion of the sick/disabled in Canadian society with our criteria for permitting the immigration of people with no connection to, or status in, Canada. One would also like to see more information on the potential costs of such a change - the estimate given in the article seems very low.

On the other hand, perhaps this can simply be seen as a cost of being a compassionate society, a bit like the costs we willingly incur to accept refugees into Canada.

The case of the professor with the Down Syndrome child always struck me as a case of the policy being too harsh. There would have been little to no cost to the taxpayer had the family been allowed to immigrate, as they could well afford to provide for the child.