Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My next question is for the Canada Revenue Agency.
Revenue Minister Bibeau recently made a statement in which she insisted that tenants do not have to withhold 25% of rent from non-resident landlords, despite a recent court decision obligating an individual to do so. David Siscoe, a Montreal gym owner, was found personally liable for the unpaid taxes of his landlord. The minister said that CRA does not expect individual tenants to withhold rent from their landlords. However, a Globe and Mail article says, “The CRA...says on its website that tenants of non-resident landlords are expected to withhold a quarter of their rent and remit it to the CRA—and that has...been the...law for decades. The site says that the 'non-resident tax' is considered a tax obligation on a rental income.”
Can you clarify, please, the apparent contradiction between Minister Bibeau's statement and the information provided on the CRA's website?