Mr. Berthold, your question is excellent. You said earlier that there would be job losses. However, I must point out that two of Revenu Québec's largest centres are located in Jonquière and Shawinigan, respectively. If there were a single tax return and its processing were transferred to Quebec, it would be the same region and two home bases in virtually the same places.
We're talking a great deal about the administration aspect. The duplication of work, which is done in two places, to process tax returns costs Canadian taxpayers more money, of course. It would be more cost-effective to have one processing location. I think that this has been established.
Mr. Berthold, if you ask Mr. Brière and me the question, we'll certainly answer yes. We protect our members. We do this each and every day. However, you must do the math. In Quebec, 6,000 federal employees and 12,000 provincial employees are responsible, in one way or another, for both federal and provincial taxes. This must also be taken into consideration.