Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank you and your staff, Mr. Ferguson, for being here.
In number 11, in your conclusion, you say, “Overall, the Government of Canada assesses customs duties and controls goods coming into the country according to methods that are complex and difficult to administer. This means that the program operates differently in practice than on paper.”
I think the CBSA found that over 20% of the goods imported into Canada were misclassified and may not have paid their full duty. That seems really high. In your opinion, is that the result of people intentionally misclassifying things, or is it honest confusion by importers with the classification system?