I thank Mr. Turner for the information. I may have another question about the number of people at issue.
Personally, I disagree with Mr. Menzies that we should consider this on the basis of the priorities in the coming weeks. We have adopted Mr. Pacetti's motions, saying that we would speak about what is and what is not a priority in the next order of business. Let us decide on the issue of substance.
I feel that this situation is of concern because my fellow citizens in my riding have often felt prejudiced by a tax issue. The law is made in such a way that it is very hermetic. Very rarely is there a mechanism for exempting or not exempting someone. This is worth examining so that we can determine exactly how this happened and what made it possible.
If, in the end, we conclude that it was a sound decision, we will say so. If it turns out not to have been a sound decision or that a move should not have been made, we will say so, too. This strikes me as a fairly special precedent. We might discover that similar orders in council have existed for many years and that other governments have or have not had recourse to them. We need to clarify this situation.