Mr. Chair, I would not like to ask a question, but to move a motion of which I gave notice on May 31. I would like to present it at this time, in the wake of what we have heard today about these internal processes and policies that allow for out-of-court settlements. I therefore move the following:
That the committee invite the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, to appear before the committee to inform it on the work being done by the Canada Revenue Agency to combat abusive tax schemes and also on the policies and internal processes surrounding out-of-court settlements in tax evasion and abusive tax avoidance cases.
Mr. Chair, I hope you will find this motion in order. I justify it by the fact that the committee was not able to benefit from the minister's presence today. If she had been here, we could have asked her about this case and then moved on to another item, but she is obviously trying to avoid her responsibilities. That is why I am proposing this motion, in order to shed light on internal policies and processes and to question the minister, who is responsible for this agreement that has been signed, of which she was informed. We would like to know what she thinks about it and what she has done.