Mr. Speaker, until the member for Kent comes back into the Chamber I would like to stand and support my colleague for Hamilton-Wentworth.
This bill is an example of how a member of Parliament can come into this Chamber and with proper research support, with a very specific idea and with a lot of hard work can put something on the national agenda which touches every community, every city, every part of our country very positively. I salute my colleague for Hamilton-Wentworth for this tremendous achievement in bringing the bill this far.
In regard to a specific aspect of the bill, this type of accountability for Canada's not for profit sector is going to create internal efficiency within these organizations. We have all read stories from time to time where various organizations have been accused of being too heavy in administration with not enough going to the line after the administration expenses have been accounted for. It casts aspersions on the organization because it cannot put all of its books and records into the public. It also does not allow the not for profit organizations that are acting efficiently to make their performance record open to the public.
This bill will achieve a renewed interest in the volunteer sector. We will be depending upon that sector more and more as we move into a very difficult period in terms of fiscal discipline. The organizations which are operating efficiently and which are meeting their constituents' needs are going to be rewarded by those in our society who appreciate that type of efficient volunteer service.
I thank my colleague and give him my full support.