I'd just like to begin by thanking our colleague, Mr. Mai, who introduced the motion that was adopted that led us to continue this study on tax havens. Unfortunately, he can't be here to continue this work.
I want to thank the witnesses for being here, and I'd like to begin with Mr. Ernewein.
It's our understanding that the OECD has reported that in 2010 some countries produced significant results for recovered tax revenues associated with increased transparency. We understand that Germany has recouped $4 billion, the U.K. $600 million, $1 billion for France, and $5 billion for Italy, and that was very early on in the process.
I'm wondering if you or someone else could tell us, first of all, how much Canada has recouped to date from increased transparency, and what do you estimate to be the range of the picture for potential dollars that we could recoup for our tax system?