Mr. Speaker, a few moments ago, the Minister of National Revenue hid behind criminal enterprises to say that their books cannot be audited. The oil companies are legitimate businesses whose books must be audited. The minister has no excuse.
Furthermore, while wealthy taxpayers were able to receive services from Revenue Canada on December 23, 1991, the auditor general revealed today that, nine times out of ten, ordinary taxpayers cannot get telephone access to Revenue Canada's services.
How can the minister justify the preferential treatment given to the rich by her department when ordinary taxpayers cannot even reach Revenue Canada by phone?