Thank you so much, Mr. Chair, and to the witnesses who have come today.
I really appreciate the gender lens that's been put on some of this in the discussion today. We know that women are punished for caring for family earlier on in their careers and there's also the wage gap. I really appreciate the light that's been shone on that.
There's also the fact that seniors are still working in paid and unpaid work, and certainly in care. There is a lot of unpaid care that's done by seniors.
This is an opportunity, as this comes to committee, to talk about amendments that could potentially come into this bill.
I will ask Mr. Janeiro first.
If there was an opportunity to amend this bill to include something else that is important at this time, is there anything that you would propose?
I also want to know your thoughts on this: The NDP has been asking for some grace period. A lot of times, seniors don't get their income tax filed on time. They can lose their entitlements because they didn't get their income tax in.
I think this might be an opportunity, as we open Bill C-319, to make sure that we also give seniors some grace period. If they become sick or they are caring for a loved one, the income tax falls to the wayside and they lose their entitlements. It seems unfair.
Mr. Janeiro, would you mind giving your thoughts on that?