Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Nanaimo—Ladysmith for his question.
Yes, we often get these calls, and it is really troubling. When we saw the programs that were brought in, we sent a householder to my constituents to let everyone know that it was a gross amount and that tax would not be deducted at source. People were advised that they might have to pay a lot of it back. We know that people live on very tight budgets and that paying it back could be really difficult. We are asking for an agreement to ensure that people can pay this money back later.
The whole issue of self-employed workers is also of great concern. We can talk about it again.