Clearly it is, but we're also seeing under the proposed change to subsection 241(9.4) that, in certain circumstances, the CRA would be able to provide that information to other authorities.
That being said, as I mentioned before and like my colleague says, because there are no rules, there are all kinds of issues, such as third party liability lawsuits that people could face. One of the points I was just trying to make as an example is, if the person is forced to include in their income the receipt they got from the Canada Revenue Agency for their help, if there is a lawsuit later, that person could be forced in civil courts to present himself under a subpoena with their tax returns, and that information then would appear.
But there are other serious issues with regard to whether or not in all circumstances CRA would be able to protect the information. For example, if the person is charged for tax evasion, in certain circumstances there is an informant protection at common law that exists for police informants, but when innocence is at stake also in certain circumstances, that information must be released.
So it's just not completely clear. I agree that, if the rules were set out in more detail as to how the protections would work, I think it would help the program function better. I definitely agree with Mr. Tonkovich on this.