Mr. Speaker, almost three weeks ago, the attorney general of Quebec had to abandon the idea of laying criminal charges in the CINAR affair for lack of sufficient evidence, because the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency refused to co-operate with the RCMP, citing the confidentiality of tax files.
This is particularly offensive because we know that when individual citizens cheat the system out of even a paltry $1,000, proceedings are immediately launched against them.
How can the minister justify this double standard?