Foreign Affairs committee  The type of interaction you're talking about does occur, but it occurs through the Trade Commissioner Service, which is included in this training program. Trade commissioners, who go abroad to help Canadian companies establish themselves or otherwise find business in foreign countries, work frequently with the Trade Commissioner Service.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for this question. I will speak in French, since no one on this side of the table has done so for some time. It seems to me that an important recommendation was not implemented. This recommendation relates to the sharing of personal tax and income tax information. Canada cannot go this route because, based on its tax system and, more specifically, its income tax system, taxpayers provide personal information and the government is obligated to not disclose it.