I would suggest that CRA has had issues where people donated wonderful pieces of art, had them priced and whatnot, and then there were all sorts of issues with authenticating whether or not that was the correct price. Ultimately, you're asking government to actually enforce a policy that will benefit the artist, so I do think it's important to know the mechanics of how this will work.
With regard to the issue of resale, how are people supposed to track this? For example, if I were an artist and I sold a piece to Mr. Lametti—with his great sense of artistic talent—and then in 20 years he passes away and one of his descendants has that piece of art, which they then sell privately, how then am I supposed to benefit from that? Again, it doesn't go through a brokerage house.
We're placing the onus on the individuals who receive it. Sometimes they don't know what to do with it—just like some people who have a grandfather or grandmother who passes away with a whole gun collection. They don't know where it came from and now they have all these laws and requirements they're supposed to follow.
Can you explain to me how government is supposed to keep your proposal consistent with its intent, but carry it out in a practical way?