Mr. Speaker, whenever a Canadian corporation sells services or goods to a foreign affiliate, whether in a tax haven or elsewhere, the sale must be done at arm's length. Under Canadian regulations, the price cannot be artificially fixed to avoid paying taxes. Should a company attempt to do that, we would have grounds to go after it and we would also have the support of tax authorities in the other jurisdiction, because of our tax convention with that country. Indeed, we have signed such treaties precisely to try to solve problems like that.
The hon. member said that those selected by the minister to sit on that special technical committee are friends of the Liberal Party. I happen to know a few of these people and some have never voted for the Liberals. But I can also tell you that they will never vote for the separatists either. I personally have a great deal of respect for the professionalism, the expertise and the experience of those selected to sit on that committee. These people can help us because they are real experts.
We need this kind of advice to have a competitive system and to promote job creation in Canada.