I will try to slow my speech.
That's a fantastic question. I do not think it's moral. I think people have an obligation to contribute to society and the public services, and I think that even though it may technically be legal, the problem is that much of this law was written by corporate lobbyists and is not for the benefit of society. I think there's significant need for greater transparency and for reforms to close loopholes that were written into the law for the benefit of wealthy individuals and large multinational corporations that have undue influence over the tax system.
There's one important development to mention here. With the Trump administration in the United States, the ability to progress through multilateral processes has been severely gutted. I think that there's an emerging opportunity through the United Nations tax convention that is being developed now; an opportunity to take a fundamental look at how the global tax system has been misshaped for the benefit of a few and to the detriment of the people and the planet.
I think there are some golden and urgent opportunities for reform and I think there are also opportunities for Canada to take a leading role in pushing forward for greater transparency.
