Mr. Speaker, yesterday, 1,400 Quebec taxpayers gathered at the Place des arts to denounce a decision made by Revenue Canada. Indeed, after allowing a research and development investment tax credit for four years, Revenue Canada is suddenly changing its mind and asking 15,000 Quebecers to refund amounts three to four times higher than their tax savings.
This about-face by Revenue Canada may force thousands of Quebecers into bankruptcy. Taxpayers should not have to pay for a mistake made by the federal revenue department. How can you expect to restore taxpayers' confidence in Revenue Canada, when that department is asking them to retroactively repay amounts which they invested in good faith?
Not only does this government refuse to undertake a complete tax review, it also makes taxpayers pay for its own incompetence.