Mr. Chair, I have so many things to ask, I don't know where to start.
Let me start with the Auditor General's note that despite “known non-compliance with import rules, the Agency did not monitor the performance of customs brokers”, and it has “rarely suspended a licence because of concerns about a broker's overall performance”.
In your speaking notes, you said, “brokers are expected to provide correct declarations to the CBSA and the Agency then...assesses the declaration”. You also said that to follow recommendation 1, you will start “consultations with impacted stakeholders, including customs brokers” and that you will complete them by September 2018. You also mentioned that you suspended the licences of eight importers in 2016.
There seems to be a big hesitancy on your part to take any action against the customs brokers who are non-compliant. What is your reaction?