Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Greetings to all the witnesses and thank you for being here today. It's nice to see some witnesses in person. Hello to all those with us by videoconference as well.
This is our last day of consultations before we make our recommendations. Because time is limited, I won't be able to ask everyone questions, but I want the witnesses to know that all of their testimony, recommendations, briefs and reports are being read and considered. We really want our recommendations to reflect all voices, including those who may not have had the opportunity to come before this committee and provide testimony. We received 706 reports and they are being reviewed. I hope our committee will take note of them.
My questions will be directed to Mr. Mueller of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.
Thank you for your recommendations, Mr. Mueller. I will try to come back to them in another round. I'd like to ask you first about the select luxury items tax.
On this committee, we're really concerned about the form of the luxury tax. I, for one, am all for the principle of taxing the wealthiest in our society to ensure greater redistribution of wealth. However, I may have concerns about how this tax is applied and the impact it may have.
My colleague Mr. Chambers introduced a motion about this, and we passed it, asking the department to do a real, concrete impact study. I must point out that the tax was passed without an impact study. We're waiting to meet with officials and read the final report. We will challenge the minister on this at committee to see what can be done.
The impact study still hasn't been done, but I understand that a certain study was done, and that's a very good thing.
Before talking about that study, Mr. Mueller, I have a question for you. Over the past few months, we've heard the government say that Canada's aerospace companies are doing well, which means the luxury tax has not affected them.
What are your thoughts on this?