Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I also want to thank my colleague, Mr. Fast.
I think that we're straying from the topic. We're talking a great deal about jobs. However, I think that, by working together, we can make life easier for Quebeckers. I was pleased to hear Ms. Daviau say several times that we can do so while preserving jobs.
Mr. Brière said earlier that the Conservative Party, during the most recent election campaign, stated that it would try to find a way to keep people employed in Shawinigan and Jonquière. Since the start of this discussion, we've been talking about positions, as if they didn't involve people, human beings. We've been talking about moving people and turning them into special collection officers. We're saying that they can be moved without losing their jobs. For both regions, this is a significant and tangible reality.
That's why we were more interested in finding a way to work on the form so that everyone could continue to process taxes properly. Unfortunately, the bill goes a little further. According to Mr. Ste-Marie, the bill is meant to enable the provincial government to collect federal personal and corporate income taxes on behalf of the Government of Canada. We're talking not only about establishing a single tax return, but also about collecting taxes. Given what lies ahead, this is an important distinction.
In addition, the bill addresses the whole issue of tax evasion, which has absolutely nothing to do with a single tax return for Quebeckers. The following simple question is for both the Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec and the Union of Taxation Employees, so for Mr. Brière.
Why do workers' representatives seem to have so much trouble saying that it's possible to agree on a single tax return that will make life easier for Quebeckers? That's my question for you. Since the start, some have wanted to take jobs away from others. We want those jobs and we want to protect them. However, the goal here is to create a single tax return.
It is possible to work together on this?
Mr. Brière, can you answer this question?