Mr. Speaker, the government always takes very seriously the advice from the Auditor General. That is why we continue to constantly review all our treaties with all our treaty partners to ensure that they are in Canada's interest and performing as we would have them.
I would say to the member that it is obvious that his proposal to scrap the convention on a moment's notice would do irreparable harm to Canada's international reputation. In some cases we would be seen as a banana republic, but more than that it would have a serious negative impact on the trust that countries which have tax treaties with us have in our ability to continue to work with them.
Confidence and trust of the international community is something which Canada is very proud of in its reputation. We work with countries and if there are changes to be made in treaties, they are done through negotiations, not unilaterally.