Mr. Speaker, on May 17 this House will debate a motion which recommends that we develop and pursue new initiatives to deal with the serious problems related to the underground economy. While the size of the underground economy is not certain, most agree that it is significant enough that we should pursue all reasonable steps to break the back of the underground economy.
My question is for the Minister of National Revenue. Given the broad concern that many Canadians have about the preva-
lence of the underground economy, would the minister advise the House of what commitments the government has taken to address the serious problem of the underground economy?