I don't know if I agree with you, sir, and here's why. I have to side with Monsieur Paillé on this; when I hear that the interest of some of our banks is to prevent the theft of information that actually helps us, that this is their priority, that bothers me. That would say to me that bank secrecy is not going to change.
I'm open to hearing your expertise on it, and I'm going to take it into consideration; however, I have a real problem hearing all of the evidence today and trusting that this is, in fact, the track that we're on. I don't know if bank secrecy is something that is going to decrease.
Nevertheless, the CRA is a member of a number of international organizations and forums, and they work together to counter aggressive international tax planning. I just want to give you the names of some of these forums: the OECD working party on exchange of information and tax compliance; the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes; the Forum on Tax Administration; the Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre, which we've already spoken about; and the Seven Country Working Group on Tax Havens. So the CRA is very much involved in the exchange of information and of course in the enforcement to ensure that we do target these tax havens. I believe that is a good step forward to ensuring that this is addressed. I believe some significant things have been done through the OECD, etc., to make sure that this is a priority.
I have to say, we had a witness just last week—I don't know if you saw any of the testimony--who claimed that in the last several years there's been remarkable progress here in Canada. I'd like your opinion on the progress that's been made in Canada. I know you're from the States, but surely you have some insight into the progress made here in Canada in the last five years. I'd like to hear from you on what you think are the significant actions that have been taken by Canada, the right steps in the right direction.