Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let's talk about the overall context in which it is done. For example, the Quebec government must be able to remit the tax revenue collected. We need to look at the full continuum of tax filing and tax collection in the same way we do for the GST.
With respect to tax filing, we have a national system. It means that Quebecers' tax returns, for example, are not processed by employees in Quebec only, but by people all across Canada. For instance, some employees in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, process Quebec business tax returns.
I want to demonstrate to you that it's a complex situation, especially with respect to the continuum I just mentioned. You have to consider not only the filing of tax returns, but also exercises such as audits, recovery, objections and appeals. In short, you have to consider how the system is set up.
In addition, I'd also like to bring up the point that Mr. Marsland raised earlier, the difference between the tax regimes. Basically, a hundred measures are different, so they don't ask for the same information. Having a single administrator won't make that information disappear. Combining the two—