An overwhelming majority of the people who apply for CPP disabilit y benefits are turned down, and the stack of rejection letters is mounting. It requires a mountain of paper work and meticulous attention to detail. For many people it's just too confusing, so they turn to their Member of Parliament for help. NDP MP Dick Proctor's office in Regina is flooded with calls from people like Dean Claypool. I think it's totally an uneven playing field.
Proctor thinks it's the bottom line that's driving the government.
It's a money-saving operation and it's not right. The man at the other end of the disability issue is also conerned. Peter Smith is the Commissioner of the independent Review Tribunal, which hears CPP apeals. His concerns don't end there. Smith thinks the decks are often stacked against people applying for a disability benefit.