Finance committee  Obviously we had to prioritize our issues because of the time constraints here. In fact, we're actually in the process of dealing with that issue through the CPP reform that's being proposed now.

Finance committee  Absolutely, we would include the disease-related deaths. That's just a slower way of dying on the job for our members. Cancer in the fire service is at an epidemic level in Canada, and the provincial governments have recognized that by looking at presumptive cancer legislation. W

Finance committee  We've been asking for this for 11 years.

Finance committee  It's defined under the Income Tax Act regulation, actually. When we got the $2.33 million, that's where we had to go in and look at who was actually going to get it. It's defined very clearly under the regulation.

Finance committee  That's an accurate statement. We were requesting funding for HAZMAT training and CBRN training, and yes, the government came up with $2.5 million. That's currently in the works.

Finance committee  What's the question again? I'm sorry.

Finance committee  We think the public safety officer compensation fund is going to be about $6 million a year. On the statistics issue, we think there are currently departments within the federal government who can handle that. We don't think there'd be any cost to that.

Finance committee  No. We've suggested HRSDC, or maybe the National Research Council or something along that line.

Finance committee  We have actually looked at what the U.S. is currently doing. The U.S. is currently at $400,000 for firefighters who die in the line of duty, in the performance of their duty. That's what it was based on. We compare ourselves to the soldiers because we are the domestic defenders h

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to be here today on behalf of the 21,000 men and women of the International Association of Fire Fighters here in Canada. The IAFF believes that a national public safety officer compensat

Finance committee  Every time I either come to the finance committee or meet with the ministers, I think it seems very positive. I come out of the meeting thinking, “This thing is moving forward; I can just feel it.” Then it seems to get caught up somewhere in the bureaucracy and it just doesn't ha

Finance committee  I would agree 100%. And I think the Prime Minister is onside now, because we actually dressed him up like a firefighter and took him into the smokehouse and put him under those circumstances. So the Prime Minister of Canada actually knows what firefighters do for a living now.

Finance committee  If they're able to, yes.

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  Yes, we do. The International Association of Fire Fighters has a financial corporation.