Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to remind you that the problem is not the illegal use of tax havens, but rather the legal use that is allowed for large businesses and major Canadian banks. That is called tax avoidance. We know that Denmark and other countries have implemented such measures to counter that. My understanding is that Canada does not want to do this right now and will continue to lag behind in the fight against tax avoidance.
The second condition the reporter, Mr. Girard, suggests is the following. If the government assistance came in the form of a subsidy, in return, the company should give the government an equity stake—in other words, a block of shares proportional to the amount injected. That way, once the crisis is over and the beneficiary company recovers on the stock markets, we, the taxpayers, will also be able to benefit from a return on our collective investment.
Is the Minister of Finance considering that condition?