Mr. Blais, there was a time, about 15 years ago, when we received an isolation allowance in the Gaspé region. That was helpful to people. They paid less tax because of that allowance. Given that we live in a remote area, something you know as well as I do, the isolation allowance would really help people in my RCM. A lot of people raised it with me and asked me about it. We have even talked about it within the RCM. The government gives an isolation allowance to people in the Magdalen Islands, so why not to people in the Gaspé region?
On May 25th, 2010. See this statement in context.