Right.
One of the ways it could be done is by passing a bill that is currently in the Senate. It's identical to the bill that was passed by the Senate and presented to the House of Commons. I sponsored it in 2019 in the House of Commons. This is Percy Downe's bill. It was also passed in the Senate in 2024 and tabled in the House of Commons. It did not pass then either.
I think we have the tool. We need the willingness of the members of the governing party to get behind it and allow it to pass.
In the couple of minutes we have left, I'll ask either witness if they want to comment on the societal cost of tax evasion, aggressive tax avoidance and systematic tax avoidance. How does that shift the tax burden within Canadian society? Does either witness think it creates a problem across the board with Canadians' attitudes toward tax compliance?
I'll start with Mr. Xuereb and then go to our other witness.