Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all very much for coming. I have a few questions.
Mr. McCartney, we heard the other day from the group that presented the 16 recommendations that there is a benefit they receive on top of disability pay. It's taxable. I think it is an additional sum that they receive until they're 65.
Sir, do you believe that any pain and suffering benefits that individuals receive, either as a lump sum or in terms of a long-term disability payment, should be taxable? It's included as income and they have to claim it as a taxable item. I think the argument from the folks we saw the other week was that they require those additional funds to handle X-rays or medications or trips to the doctor, etc. Should those funds be taxable, in your view?