Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of the people of my riding.
This petition reads as follows—I shall summarize because it is rather long:
“We, the undersigned citizens of Canada, wish to point out to the House of Commons as follows:
Whereas the federal government refuses to initiate a proper investigation into the events surrounding the tax free transfer to the United States of $2 billion from a family trust on December 23, 1991;
Consequently, we call upon Parliament to initiate a special independent inquiry with a mandate to cast light on the events surrounding the decision of December 23, 1991, and on the subsequent use of that tax loophole by other rich Canadian taxpayers”.