For similar reasons, the government is opposed to this amendment. The type of information being requested is in fact already published annually in the report on federal tax expenditures, which is customarily tabled in the House of Commons under the main estimates. If members really want an independent, non-partisan analysis at any point, they obviously always have access to the Parliamentary Budget Officer and could make a request through the PBO.
It's also likely not possible for the government to table reports within the required parameters in the initial years because of the lag of data and information that comes in. As I think was indicated in the previous discussions we had on other amendments, the Conservatives seem to be eager to get the information without realizing the way that the tax system works. Those reporting requirements come later.
In essence, it's duplicative. The information is already regularly annually reported within the federal tax expenditures. It's not exactly what's being asked for, but it's close enough that there should be some transparency there that should satisfy the members opposite.
Thank you.