Again, Mr. Chair, perhaps not enough members of this committee travelled with the finance committee, but during the pre-budget consultations we did have a couple of groups.... One group in particular, again in Calgary--WestJet--had a problem with stock options being taxable, and there was a proposal put forward. I don't understand how you can say this issue is of a narrow scope. It's disappointing to hear it from the parliamentary secretary. In my riding there are some people who are paying taxes on their stock options. Maybe it's an anomaly just in my riding, but I know there are others in other ridings on the island of Montreal, because I prepare taxes; I'm an accountant by trade.
This is something that affects everybody. At a minimum, we should speak to somebody from CRA, and after hearing from CRA, we should hear from somebody from the Department of Finance to see whether other hearings are required. I don't understand how you can say this issue is of a narrow scope.