First, I want to invite Mr. Morrissette to do some research in order to support his position that governments must absolutely be involved. That would be beneficial for him. I am somewhat familiar with the program that was implemented in Quebec to decontaminate the land. Many promoters benefited from it extensively for their lands. It seems to me the community could have the same right. I invite you to look at the amounts that were paid. I'm talking about public information here.
Mr. Djigo, I simply want to tell you, as regards KAIROS, that, if you visit the NDP site, you will be very pleased to see that our tax policies include virtually all your proposals. It's a pleasure to have you with us today.
I would like to ask Mr. Hindle whether he has had an opportunity to see the proposal of my colleague Brian Masse, who is the NDP member for the riding of Windsor West. In the current session, Mr. Masse introduced a private bill designed to have charitable donations receive the same tax treatment as contributions to political parties.
I'll explain. If you give $400 to a political party, you recover $300 after tax. It must be admitted that the degree of monitoring is much higher in the case of political parties. Studies tend to show that the rules imposed in the case of charitable donations are unfair compared to those applied in the case of contributions to political parties. Perhaps we should agree that, on the other hand, people with access to that should be subject to more extensive monitoring.
What would you think of that idea, if it were refined somewhat? Do you believe that it might help foundations such as yours?