Thank you. Through the chair, I note the premiers of all political stripes met last week. They are universally upset at new programs being imposed on them that are being paid for out of transfers that already exist to provinces.
I guess the confidence of CUPE members is a bit shaken when we read about billions of dollars that can't be accounted for and at the same time we are told we are unaccountable organizations. I don't know why the trade union movement should have to supply more salary information than that which is required by government, which employs people directly. And our tax deduction is no different than the tax deduction of the Canadian Medical Association or the dentists' association. I think people are looking for tax fairness.
The last thing I'll say, and Mr. Howlett mentioned it, is we thought after budget 2013 there would be something looking at tax havens. I heard a presentation yesterday that $15 trillion globally is improperly housed in tax havens and not accounted for. We shouldn't be hiring more CRA staff to look into union books; we should be hiring more CRA staff to look for Canadians not paying their fair share.