Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to begin by thanking my colleague Mr. Brison for all the praise he is giving me about my work in tax evasion. I agree with him that we are working very hard in that area. Ms. Glover also mentioned that, and I thank her for it.
I also want to thank the committee for accepting my motion, which calls for us to study everything related to tax evasion and tax havens. I think this is a step in the right direction.
Although my colleague Peggy Nash said this bill contained many things we disagreed with, in this case, we do agree with what has been set out in this bill. Mr. Brison just spoke about how important any kind of tax evasion is for people and how much it affects them. So it is a matter of fairness and equity.
I think this is a step in the right direction when it comes to things like transfer pricing. That is why we will vote against the Liberal amendment, since it aims to slow down that application. We truly think that, in this case, a step in the right direction is being taken.
We fully agree with Mr. Brison's statement that, on the one hand, the government says that it is clamping down on tax evasion, and on the other hand, it is cutting Canada Revenue Agency's budget. We know that the tools are insufficient. The Auditor General's report shows that the Canada Revenue Agency unfortunately does not have sufficient resources to deal with everything involving non-filers. We understand that more resources are needed. The government has decided to cut Canada Revenue Agency's budget, and that is a step in the wrong direction. Nevertheless, we support the measure introduced.
So we will vote against Mr. Brison's amendment.