As I said before, I deliberately made sure that I did not know the particulars of the cases that were mentioned by CRA auditors. I did not interview them myself. We hired a journalist to do the interviews and to keep the names of the CRA auditors from us, so I don't even know the particular CRA people who said this.
What I do know is that there was a pattern. There was more than one. There were a number of CRA auditors interviewed who had serious complaints and suspicions about political interference, and it is evidence sufficient to warrant further investigation. That is what is in the recommendations in the report, that the government should encourage CRA staff to take advantage of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner's offices to try to get to the bottom of this issue.
I know it's a very serious matter, and that's why I think it needs to be brought to the government's attention, so that it can determine whether there is, in fact, something there or not. All I know is that there were enough cases that were brought forward to our attention that we felt something needed to be done about this. I have met with the minister's office to talk about this issue and have recommended that CRA staff be encouraged to come forward to the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner.