Discussion · Oral Questions
Yves Perron Bloc Québécois
“I want the minister to delay this change. Volunteers who help seniors need more time to register so small groups are not left out.”
“Mr. Speaker, anyone who has ever dealt with the Canada Revenue Agency or Service Canada knows that it is never that straightforward. We are talking about volunteers who take care of seniors, not experts on red tape. All the minister is being asked to do is to postpone her reform until the organizations that are eligible to register have a chance to do so, with enough time to ensure that the smallest local organizations that cannot register are not unfairly disqualified. Is it too much to ask that a little empathy be shown for our volunteers?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, anyone who has ever dealt with the Canada Revenue Agency or Service Canada knows that it is never that straightforward. We are talking about volunteers who take care of seniors, not experts on red tape. All the minister is being asked to do is to postpone her reform until the organizations that are eligible to register have a chance to do so, with enough time to ensure that the smallest local organizations that cannot register are not unfairly disqualified. Is it too much to ask that a little empathy be shown for our volunteers?