Mr. Speaker, there is no scandal, The auditor general himself has said that there was no scandal of any kind, that the integrity of the public servants concerned was not in question.
The auditor general himself, whom the hon. member has quoted on numerous occasions, has said that there was no scandal.
It is quite important that we understand what has happened here. There was a law in place in 1991, of which certain taxpayers took advantage. The government decided there was a loophole in the law which should be closed.
We gave the matter to a parliamentary committee which made a series of recommendations. Within a month of those recommendations we stood up in this House of Commons and closed that loophole.
Let us understand what the opposition is asking. Because it refuses to deal with the substance of the issue, it wants to make a lot of unsubstantiated charges. Also, opposition members are asking us to act retroactively.
They are asking us to say to the world that Canada's laws do not stand, that we cannot count on them. They would destroy the economy of this country, and we will not do it.