Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition containing several hundred names from the riding of Cariboo--Prince George which was begun on the initiative of Katrine Reagan of Quesnel, B.C.
Ms. Reagan is very concerned about the fact that since 1997, in the event of a marriage breakup, the parent paying spousal support is of course no longer allowed to claim that child support on his or her income tax. However, that child support is calculated on the payer's gross income, but not net income.
The petitioners with to bring to the attention of the House that a parent who has to pay child support is paying on his or her gross income and would like to see that changed in order for it to be calculated on the net income of the paying parent.