Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when I was reviewing the issue of volunteer firefighters and what we as a government could do to recognize our firefighters, I found that our volunteer firefighters receive a very small stipend from municipalities for the fire and ambulance calls they attend.

The federal government currently gives our volunteer firefighters a tax-free yearly allowance of $1,000. Would the Minister agree to work with the esteemed Minister of Finance to have the territorial government match the federal tax-free allowance for volunteer firefighters? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.