I think the government's whistleblower program was a good idea. In the past, I've recommended measures like a dedicated office at the CRA that works with the justice department on an ongoing basis. Just as one example, the Auditor General, in chapter nine of his most recent report, looked at the Liechtenstein bank scandal where 182 Canadian families were identified as holding undisclosed offshore accounts. The CRA recommended two for prosecution and the justice department decided not to prosecute any. I'm on the record suggesting we've had zero tax prosecutions in this year. If you're a roofer and you cheat on your GST by $100, the government's going to come down on you with a hammer, if I may, but if you steal $100 million and put it in your offshore account, you can almost do that with impunity in our country.
On October 21st, 2014. See this statement in context.