Thank you.
On page 40 of the datasets that have been disclosed to us, there's a section on compliance risks and strategies, with a subheading “Deterrence”, which says that “messages from the Minister of Finance stated that there would be severe penalties for those who take advantage of the CEWS and that the CRA would be enabled/equipped to identify and address cases of abuse.”
Madam Chair, through you to Mr. Sabia, would he not agree that companies that received the wage subsidy and then went out to pay astronomical bonuses and dividends to their CEOs and shareholders were taking advantage of the CEWS? What can be done to address these cases of abuse?