Thank you, Mr. Rochon.
According to Mr. Philippe Le Goff, Principal at the Office of the Auditor General, it's up to the federal minister of finance to decide on how to remedy the situation, even though this situation has been known for a number of years. In 2017, foregone GST revenue totalled $169 million. Unfortunately, we don't know how much additional money could have gone into government coffers.
Mr. Le Goff also said that the government had not made the decision to enhance e-commerce practices in Canada. In his view, this is a systemic problem that should be closely examined by the Trudeau government to restore tax fairness between Canadian businesses and those outside the country.
I want to understand why we are prepared to take action now, but were not in the past? It's a situation that ought not to be repeated. It appears to be a question of tax fairness.
What can we do to prevent a scenario like this from happening in the future?