Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the hon. member for her speech and for her service as a Speaker of the House prior to her new position.
I come from the background of the social economy. I worked for the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities and for the CNIB as a board member. I also worked at the multicultural council, mostly in the capacity of assisting people with employment and youth counselling as well as career work.
We have been basically thrust into a position where a lot of our not for profit organizations in the supposed social economy are on the brink. There is one specific I would like to ask the hon. member about. Why can the government afford tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest in the country but not provide at least a write-off or notification for voluntary service, which is eligible in other countries including the United States?