It would be hard to pinpoint exactly what the problem is. However, it is definitely important to agree on removing the proposed measures.
I urge everyone to have a look at the existing legislation after today's meeting. Look at both the French and English versions, and note just the parts in grey. I brought only the last version, but the past 20 have all been like this. If we flip through it, we can see that there is a lot of grey. All of the grey parts represent proposed measures, some of which go back as far as 2001. Thus, it can be very hard for those of us working or studying in the field to navigate our way through it. We sometimes have to study measures that may never be adopted. The government could simply eliminate those old measures, especially those that date back more than three years. Removing them would make things much simpler and more clear.
CGA-Canada is also requesting or suggesting that a committee be created. It is difficult for any one individual to pinpoint exactly what the problem is. Instead, a panel of tax experts should be established. I am convinced that if we were able to put a man on the moon in the 1960s, surely now, in 2011, we can find a way to cut this down, by at least half.