Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With regard to the senior citizens and disabled persons property tax rebate, the concern that I had, and I raised this in the House this morning, is the whole area of ensuring that people are aware of the program and assisting the people who are eligible for the program. Especially our seniors, who do own their own homes. We encourage them to continue to live in them.
I would like to ask the Minister exactly what happens if we find out that a senior has not been receiving these rebates and has been paying the property taxes for some time. Is there any way they would be reimbursed or receive the amount of the taxes they paid over the years?
I believe it is 60 or 65 years, and the lady I was talking about is 80 years old. She has been paying, not knowing that she could have applied for a rebate. I would like to ask the Minister, what do you do in that case? Are they compensated for the monies they paid into this program?