Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Chairman, while I have some sympathy with Mr. Rankin's motion, there are a number of reasons, some of which he mentioned himself, why the committee shouldn't look at this motion at this time.
Certainly and I think of primary importance is the fact that these allegations result from an ongoing police investigation. This investigation started several years ago and is ongoing.
Mr. Rankin is absolutely correct: nine employees have already been fired in this matter. Six of those employees have been formally charged up to this point. CRA obviously has worked with the RCMP since day one of this investigation, and will continue to do so.
The fact that this is an ongoing investigation would make it entirely inappropriate to request information that could interfere with any ongoing police investigation.