Mr. Carrier, I would like to give you an example in response to your surprise at Mr. Généreux's saying that this only affects two companies.
In my riding, there is a little boy who has an extremely rare disease. He cannot be exposed to sunlight. When he is, unfortunately, his skin burns. I believe there are only two such cases in Quebec and the condition of the little boy who lives in my riding is even more serious than that of the other individual, who does have some tolerance. I might have thought to myself that it is really unfortunate that this little boy is not entitled to the disability tax credit. And do you know why he is not entitled to it? Because, in order to be entitled to receive the disability tax credit, you must have received treatment. But there is no treatment for this particular disease. In order to receive the disability tax credit, you must be taking a certain amount of medication every week. There are certain criteria to be met. However, there is no medication available for the disease that afflicts this child.
So, I had two choices. Either I could just say to myself: well, it's too bad, but he does not meet the criteria, so he is not entitled to the tax credit. My other choice was to make representations to the Minister. I did not introduce a bill dealing with this, but I did make representations for there to be an exemption, so that this child can receive the tax credit. It was a long process but a fruitful one. And I am doing the same thing now, after meeting with retirees from my riding who told me they made contributions expecting to receive a certain amount of money when they retired and that they have lost a significant percentage of the income.