Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It is my turn to say hello to all the witnesses joining us this afternoon.
My question is for Mr. Eljarrat.
Not so long ago, in 2012, Mr. Eljarrat was representing his organization at a meeting of a Quebec parliamentary commission. The topic of discussion was breaches of confidentiality of information.
We know that the Canada Revenue Agency has a lot of power to obtain information. We also know that we have a voluntary compliance system in place for the Income Tax Act. However, the negative impact of measures such as the one proposed in Bill C-31 is huge, not to mention the fact that the agency has also concluded information exchange agreements with the Quebec revenue department, among others. While I was a member of the Quebec National Assembly, the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec and the Barreau du Quebec told the minister that proposing such a measure was really inappropriate. One of the experts in attendance was Mr. Eljarrat. I would like him to remind the committee members of the negative impact a measure like the one proposed in Bill C-31 can have.