Thank you.
I appreciate the comments by my colleague. I won't take any more time other than to say that no Canadian should be penalized for not being able to get the information they require. The business tax inquiry line is down—only certain calls are getting through—and the online chat function with a human is not available. Charlie the chatbot may be great, but he's overloaded.
Perhaps the government has a better idea and has more line of sight into what's possible and not possible. I won't amend the motion, but I'll leave another consideration for the government to think about. No Canadian should be assessed a penalty for filing late if they owe afterwards, as a compromise—although I'm not willing to compromise my motion. I will keep it as is. I think we should go to a vote.
It makes sense for Canadians, who expect some services, that they are not going to be penalized. This was an idea to extend the filing deadline, to give Canadians some comfort, while they are stressed out trying to find out some answers or get into their CRA My Account.
If the government wants to take a different approach, that's fine, but I'd like the committee to express its will.