Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses for their presentations.
My first questions are for Mr. Eljarrat and Mr. Tonkovich. I want to discuss tax non-compliance and Canada Revenue Agency's use of informers.
At an information session where department officials explained to us the various provisions of the bill, they told us that anonymous informant tips would no longer be accepted. However, the deputy minister told us he had not heard that the government wanted to abolish or change the existing tip-based program.
So we can assume that, if the agency receives any anonymous information that corresponds to the criteria of the new non-compliance program, as stipulated in the bill, but under the lead program, the informants would be invited to participate in the new program.
To what extent do you think informants will be deterred by the fact that they have to make their collaboration with the Canada Revenue Agency official? Do you think this could scare them off?