Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. Bilodeau.
From my point of view, creating a company in the Isle of Man, into which wealthy Canadian clients pour their fortune, so that the shell company can then pay them tax‑free donations, is completely immoral. I, for one, want to live in a society where such schemes are illegal. That is why the committee is doing this study on the situation.
I want to remind you that all witnesses who appear before committees of Parliament are protected by immunity, meaning that you do not have to worry about incriminating yourself or anyone else. If something were to be revealed, under no circumstances could it be used in a lawsuit. That is what the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House has reminded us. What we want to do is get to the bottom of it, and I think that this immunity allows us to do that.
To your knowledge, is there a connection between KPMG and the sword companies: Shashqua, Katar, Sceax, and Spatha?