Finance committee  That's correct, sir, so the people who most need it don't benefit from it. That's why we're suggesting it become a real refundable tax credit.

Finance committee  The greening of the auto sector is an issue for us. The new hybrid automobiles are too quiet for blind persons to hear. They are dangerous, so Canada needs to follow what's going on. Legislation is now before the U.S. Congress to fix that problem, and Canada needs to regulate these new automobiles.

Finance committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is John Rae. I'm the first vice-president of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians, a national not-for-profit organization of Canadians who are blind, deaf-blind, or partially sighted. On this occasion, I want to frame my comments a bit differently.