Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I wanted to come back to automatic disclosure.
We asked the minister and the officials for clarification through a question in the order paper. The only answer we got was that concerned Canadians should already be aware of this because their banks should have informed them. We were told that if people needed more information, they could consult the FAQs on the Canada Revenue Agency website. We were also told that one of the only ways for Canadians to obtain information and have access to their file was by making a request directly to the agency.
We think that Canadians are fully justified in having access to their personal file.
Do you think it would be possible to put in place a mechanism that would automatically inform the people concerned that information about them had been sent to a foreign government? I'm talking about a foreign government because, in a case like this, it's important to know.
Is that possible? Currently, there are 155,000 files, but there might be 200,000 by September 30, 2016. We don't know. Is it reasonable to do that?