Mr. Speaker, I have answered many aspects of this question previously.
As the hon. member comes from Newfoundland, I will point out that yesterday we signed an agreement with the province of Newfoundland. It is part of a series of agreements with all provinces across the country so that we can combine audit information and the work of our auditors. We can thus have much more efficiency in what we do. We can increase the revenues to both the provincial and the federal levels of government.
Perhaps most important, this helps cut down on the duplication of government work and the harassment of ordinary honest citizens who presently sometimes find themselves faced with an audit by Revenue Canada and three weeks later faced with another audit by provincial authorities, neither of which have talked to each other.
This new agreement will go a long way to encouraging better revenues for both levels of government and less hassle to the public of Canada.