Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. critic of the official opposition. I have a lot of respect for this member. Although he is one of the youngest members we have in the House, he is an acknowledged expert on tax. However he is not the only expert on tax. There are many other experts on tax who agree with the agency.
It is interesting the question the member asked me has to do with other departments and not to do with revenue. I am not sure if that means he has no criticism of the agency and is suggesting that I talk about other departments.
I would like to make more comments about the bill. This morning when the hon. critic of the official opposition was speaking, he suggested, I think somewhat sarcastically, that the minister had taken several years to put the bill together and to get it before the House today.
This suggests that maybe the member does not think we should be consulting Canadians. That several years was time that we took talking to individual Canadian taxpayers. We talked to particular groups concerned about taxation, whether it was accountants or tax collectors, et cetera. We talked to the provinces about how they felt about it. Some of them are using the services right now.
I cannot imagine it, but if the Reform Party were to be in power I am sure it would not just draft a bill, put it out there and never consult with Canadians. This is why we needed the two years.
The bill has changed a lot in the last two years. It is because we listened. The minister has listened. We have changed the set-up of the bill. This is where we are now more accountable. The minister will now be accountable to all Canadians. All members of parliament will still be able to bring their problems to the minister.