This is a very interesting topic. I want to carry on with what Mr. Côté was saying. We have been discussing this large bill that has to do with implementation of taxes. We've come to the conclusion that in a society, we have to trust institutions. Trust is a basic and essential part of any society that's going to move forward. The very fact is that none of us is able to understand those tax measures. We must look to the finance department, we must look to institutions that give us advice, and we must collectively then come.
I mention that because whenever I've been involved with moving forward in some type of project, I get together with people. I always ask everybody at the table, “What is the motivation?”.
I want to ask you that question, too. What is your motivation for doing the things that you're doing? In this committee, we've often quoted Adam Smith. One of my favourite lines of Adam Smith's, and I will paraphrase, is that the baker doesn't get up at five o'clock in the morning for the benefit of the butcher. That means there is his own self-interest. That's okay. We have to understand that. What is your motivation to make sure that you don't get involved? I don't want to lead the witness but I want to suggest that if we have banks that have proper assets, cash flow that's not necessarily looking for other areas, is that possibly something that will be a deterrent, as well, to not going after illicit funds?
I'll start with you, Ms. Hughes.