Before I make that statement, if I may, Mr. Chair, I would be prepared to move the motion to which Mr. Julian was referring, if the clerk can confirm that he has received the motion by email, which he can distribute to colleagues.
So you should have the version in both languages shortly. In the meantime, I will read the motion and move it to see if you agree.
As my colleague Mr. Peter Julian said, when the representative from KPMG Canada appeared, I asked some questions. Afterwards, the clerk sent them in writing, and then we received two letters from the lawyer representing KPMG that raised some points, but didn't answer most of the questions.
Therefore, I would move that the committee adopt the following motion and, if appropriate, that these matters be referred to KPMG, along with the letter provided to us by the law clerk and parliamentary counsel of the House regarding committee rights and privileges.
Here is the motion:
That the Finance Committee ask KPMG Canada the following questions, and expects a response by August 1, 2021. KPMG Canada may submit its responses with confidential client information redacted, making sure to submit a non-redacted version to the Law Clerk for verification. 1. KPMG has set up tax strategies that provide a financial vehicle enabling some of its clients to reduce their tax payable. For each case in which KPMG Canada created or helped create, directly or indirectly, one or more corporations in the Isle of Man, thereby enabling one or more Canadian taxpayers to conceal money or to reduce their tax payable, please provide the committee with the following: a) All documents used in these strategies; b) A list of the corporations that were created through these strategies; c) A list of the officers and directors involved in these strategies; d) The number of strategies and the number of individuals who benefited from them, directly or indirectly; and e) The fees that KPMG received for each strategy. 2. In addition, please provide all of the above information for each similar strategy using jurisdictions other than the Isle of Man, making sure to indicate the jurisdiction for each case. 3. Please provide for each KPMG Canada client the conclusions of each file with CRA, including taxes reimbursed, incurred interest, and penalties for each taxpayer 4. Did KPMG Canada ask another corporation, KPMG Isle of Man, or any other corporation to create, directly or indirectly, one or more of the four corporations registered in the Isle of Man under the names Shashqua, Sceax, Katar, and Spatha? If so, which ones, and how? For that purpose, we ask that KPMG Canada interview staff members who may have information on this subject, and to not limit its research to the last ten years. 5. Did KPMG Canada directly or indirectly contribute to, or participate in, the creation or use of one or more of these four corporations? If so, which ones, and how? For that purpose, we ask that KPMG Canada interview staff members who may have information on this subject, and to not limit its research to the last ten years.
That is the motion. As I say, if the committee adopts it, I propose that these questions be sent to KPMG, along with the letter that the Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House has provided us.
Thank you.