However, there appears to be unanimous consent within the committee: we feel the need to reassure the public and provide it with more information on compensation. I think that the best solution is to increase transparency.
With regard to the classification of various charitable organizations, you indicated in your opening remarks that health care charities offered higher levels of compensation. In reviewing this bill, I was surprised to learn that hospitals were considered to be charitable organizations, even though we know that they are not charities per se, but rather public service institutions funded by governments to provide services to the public. All hospitals set up foundations to raise funds.
Why do you not distinguish between a hospital's foundation, which could be considered as a charity to which donations can be made, and the hospital itself, which must compensate executives at quite high salary levels? Why do you not make such a distinction?