Mr. Chairman, I wasn't concluded with my opening remarks. I want to touch on a couple of more issues. Another issue I would like to pursue with the Minister is the issue of municipal elections. This issue was also raised at last year's annual general meeting of the Association of Municipalities. They are suggesting that maybe there should be more flexibility built into our Municipal Elections Act. They've asked that an amendment be considered so that it is more compatible to each community's needs.

It appears that a lot of municipalities aren't too comfortable with the set election dates in the Municipal Elections Act. They want to have more flexibility. I don't have a particular problem with that. I think that flexibility should be left to the municipalities. They have terms, a two year term or a one year term -- whatever it's called -- for councillors to serve, but perhaps there should be provisions incorporated into the act where they can call for election earlier so they can meet their own preference date by doing that, and something similar to the Territorial Elections Act. We know when the end of our term is, but the flexibility is with the Legislature to call and request the federal government to call an earlier election if need be. I wonder if that flexibility can be considered by the department so that flexibility is given to the municipalities. It seems like that is what the Association of Municipalities is pushing for. I don't know if that review, that the department indicated that they were going to do, is completed. I wonder if the Minister has any comments pertaining to that particular issue.

Mr. Chairman, I have a number of other issues that I wanted to raise, but I wanted to raise the issue of home owner fuel subsidy that the association...