Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Pitchers, Mr. McMillan and Mr. Amnotte, I thank you for being here.
Mr. Chair, I would like to take two seconds to salute the Mirabel airport firefighters, who have been through some very difficult times recently. I want them to know that we are with them, that I support them and that we love them very much.
The work of a firefighter involves many professional risks. Some of them are foreseeable. However, sometimes the irreparable can happen. The Memorial Grant Program for First Responders already in place provides, among other things, compensation to the families of deceased firefighters.
I will get straight to the heart of the bill. The Bloc Québécois has tabled an amendment to the bill that would give the federal government the opportunity to review its allocation criteria so that it could have a harmonized list of recognized cancers. It could then pay out compensation without having to wait for decisions to be made in the various provinces. This could facilitate and accelerate the payment of these compensations. Families would go through fewer administrative procedures and paperwork, and there would be greater respect for provincial and Quebec jurisdictions. Can you tell me off the top of your head what you think of such an amendment?