Thank you to the witnesses for coming here today and testifying on where you think budget 2017 should be going.
My first question is for Oxfam Canada.
You're advocating for an increase to corporate tax rates. I understand the issue in the Canadian landscape on tax evasion, that everybody should pay their fair share, whether it's corporate, whether it's personal, whether it's estate tax, and the government has invested $440 million in the CRA.
This committee has studied tax evasion and has drafted a report—I don't believe it has been tabled yet—with recommendations on how to counter tax evasion and tax avoidance. On increasing the corporate tax rate, could you add some colour on why you think that is a good thing for the Canadian economy? At the same time, I'd like to hear your comments on the fact that generally, economists say that if you increase corporate tax rates, you'll have an offsetting increase in unemployment.