Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Again, I appreciate the conversation. I like the way Mr. Rosenbloom keeps bringing us back to what this legislation is and what it's not. Predominantly, the double-taxation issues and the issues around international trade are some of the key parts of it, and of course there are some tools in terms of the tax-evasion issue.
I have to say, just because the issue of tax evasion keeps coming out so often—and we talked about the tools in the tool box and this being one of them—that with the recent budget, we have the new mandatory reporting of international electronic funds transfers of over $10,000; we have reporting requirements for Canadian taxpayers with foreign income or properties; we have the streamlining of a judicial process that provides the CRA authorization to obtain information from third parties such as banks. As well, we now have a whistle-blower program, with awards of up to 15% of the federal tax collected for information leading to tax assessments exceeding $100,000; and, again, we have what we like to call our new SWAT team, as well as the additional dollars that are really focused in on targeting that evasion. The tool box still has room for more tools, but certainly, our government is very committed.
I really want to go back to what this specific piece of legislation is designed to accomplish. As we develop relationships and treaties with countries, that is often the start of a relationship that then progresses. Mr. Cockfield or Mr. Ernewein, do either of you have any comments about how we see things evolving with time and how to really have some of those key elements in the first place? We're talking about the government-to-government or official-to-official level perhaps helping us move towards more robust opportunities.