Mr. Chair, to conform with what we've done in previous years, when we've granted the waiver but for one year only, it is not to be considered a permanent waiver.
For those who want to know what it's about, the merchant navy veterans were finally recognized, and there are some ex gratia payments going to them. The heating fuel rebates program was one introduced by the government prior to the election of 2002. If I recall, last year in the public accounts committee, Mr. Chairman, we paid out approximately $5 million for 2000, in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, I guess. Why we're still handing out heating fuel rebates is beyond me, other than that it's all based on people filing late tax returns and they still qualify.
For the Indian school system and RCMP disability benefits, normally they would have to list everybody by name and amount and so on, and some of that is confidential, private information.
The heating fuel rebate perhaps could be debated, but it's a waiver for one year only, Mr. Chair.