Sure, Mr. Chair.
We have not carried out any studies, but it is clear that we are talking about a loss of some $300 million for the economy of Quebec's regions. Hundreds, even thousands of jobs would certainly be affected. It should be understood that people who work at the CRA spend money in the cities and villages they live in. If they were to stop working for the CRA, businesses would be greatly affected.
If you were to visit Shawinigan, you would see that closing the verification centre would be a disaster for Mauricie. It would be even more terrible than the closing of the tax centre in Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean. If you were to ask anyone living in Mauricie, they would say that those jobs cannot be lost.