Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The first amendment I am proposing specifies that political parties are not eligible entities for the purposes of the recovery wage subsidy. We know that, in the act implementing the wage benefits, eligible entities are indicated and political parties are not included. When I have finished my explanation, I would like to ask the senior officials for confirmation on the matter.
In our view, the eligibility criteria for the emergency wage subsidy seem to have been quite broadly interpreted by the Canada Revenue Agency. Some political parties made use of it, diverting the funds intended for companies and not-for-profit organizations.
My amendment specifies that political parties are not eligible entities for the purposes of the recovery wage subsidy.