I'm going to take an extra round as the chair.
I wanted to follow up on Mr. Mai's first round of questions, which I thought raised an important issue.
Ms. Hawara, I want you to really be strong on this point on the concern of organizations or individuals that CRA may be acting under political influence in terms of any of its auditing activities.
I remember being in opposition and having a lot of Conservative friends come in and say that they knew that the Liberal government audited them because they were Conservatives. I would insist to them that no, CRA is very independent; that does not happen, and there's no political influence directing CRA in terms of personal income tax issues, business income tax issues, or charities.
I want to clarify that point, because it has been an issue raised in some media circles. I want you to clarify. Is there any political direction given to you whatsoever in terms of who you audit or do not audit at CRA?