Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll try to be as succinct as possible.
The intention of the amendment would be to have a separate sheet or page inserted into the tax package—it would be within the contents of the tax package—whereby if, for example, in negotiations with provinces a province wanted to have more information or less information with regard to the collection of information on tissue and organ donations, that wish could be accommodated. If it were solely contained on the first page of the T1 form, it would be very constrictive, given what's already on the front page of the T1 form.
As we know, the Province of Nova Scotia has already opted out of this process with their own system. Please correct me if I am wrong, my fellow parliamentarians.
We have also committed $35 million or $36 million over five years, I think it is, to improve the collection of data related to tissue and organ transplant.
As I said in my remarks, MP Davies, the page that would be inserted would be very similar to what is happening here in Ontario, whereby we have a separate page for what's called the Ontario trillium benefit. That information is collected and then shared with the Province of Ontario.