I'm very pleased to be able to hopefully provide some illumination on the record here.
I've spoken to three previous CRA commissioners, and as far back as I can tell the Canada Revenue Agency works with tax intermediaries. For over 70% of the interactions between Canadians, whether individuals or businesses, large or small, there is a tax intermediary. It's pretty important that we work with bodies like the Canadian Tax Foundation, which is a body of the institute of chartered accountants. The Canadian Bar Association has accountants, academics, and tax professionals—10,000 members.
The Chartered Professional Accountants, which is Canada's national accounting professional body, which certifies accountants, including CRA employees who are chartered accountants—