Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon. At the beginning of the last parliamentary session, we requested a meeting with public officials. Mr. Leblanc, among others, came to my office. He was asked a few questions regarding topics like Panama being a tax haven. You told us at that time an agreement would eventually be concluded—I'm not sure whether this is what you were referring to, Mr. Castonguay—that would cover the exchange of tax-related information between the two countries.
The minister was asked a question in the House. The Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Keddy, answered that a letter had been sent by the minister to his Panamanian counterpart. However, to our knowledge, no response to that letter has been received.
Has the agreement you talked about been signed? Will it be signed before we vote on this bill? Does the minister really intend to implement the agreement? We have consulted various websites and found no information about this, despite all the statements made regarding the agreement.