Very good. It's in that vein, of course, that we heard from the Conservative government about trying to push forward more timely legislation, etc. It was commented on at the last meeting by another witness that there have been in fact nine occasions where we've attempted to bring technical tax changes forward in Parliament, and for whatever reason they were unsuccessful.
I do want to say we had officials here as well who said very clearly that technical tax packages will be released in a timely and regular manner. These will be released in smaller and more timely packages to create more certainty for taxpayers and tax professionals.
It's in that vein that I'd like to present a motion, Mr. Chair. I hope this motion might be considered when clause-by-clause commences, if we can ever get the bill out of the House of Commons. As you know, it's being delayed there for whatever reason. It is, as you have all said—as everyone who has appeared has said—uncontroversial, well supported, and there have been 10 years to review it to be prepared for this very day.
In that vein, I'm going to propose the following motion:
That the Finance Department provide an annual update to the Finance Committee on the status of all outstanding technical tax changes in an effort to ensure regular and timely legislation as already committed by the Conservative government.
As I say, I hope that might be further discussed when it gets here, and I'm hoping that's soon.
Now that I've presented, I want to ask—