Mr. Speaker, congratulations on your new role. I know you will do a great job.
The new member's dad certainly held the respect of all in the House. If his career unfolds with half the success his father had, he will have a pretty good career.
He mentioned one thing in his speech about the firefighter's tax credit. I was able to work with a past colleague, Rick Casson, the former member for Lethbridge, on a couple of different initiatives, as did the member for Malpeque. Rick would take some joy in this being in the budget.
The problem is that the measure is a non-refundable credit. In some fire departments, those making under $22,000 per year, which is not uncommon in volunteer fire departments, receive no benefits. They take the same risk and do the same job but they are not given the same respect and do not get the same benefit. Does the member see an injustice or inconsistency in that measure?