Mr. Speaker, it was great to campaign with this in our platform because every community in my riding is served by volunteer firefighters.
I know there has been broad support since we brought this measure forward. Having watched this House on CPAC on occasion when I was an observer, I know the member was part of a government that for 13 years had the opportunity to bring in the changes that he is talking about and it did not do it.
We are taking action. We are bringing in a tax credit of $3,000 for volunteer firefighters. We think that is a great step.