Mr. Speaker, I think my colleague is talking about tax avoidance. When we address money laundering we are also addressing tax avoidance.
I agree with her, this bill is not going to resolve the problem of tax avoidance. Every committee in charge of reviewing products from the Canada Revenue Agency and the Department of Finance must make an additional united effort to fight tax avoidance, which causes money losses.
We often wonder why the Conservative government decided to cut programs for the least fortunate and for women, and any program that can help those in need. The government probably felt it needed the money. Maybe it could have kept the programs, and really gone after those who practice tax avoidance and cut the tax credits for its friends the oil companies. This would have been a nice way to show its human and humanitarian side, but instead the government showed its stern side to the least fortunate in society.
The Conservative government cut SCPI programs, programs to fight poverty, programs to help women and support programs for minority communities that want to challenge their government. The government is often in opposition with francophone minorities in Canada.
The government could have helped the least fortunate in society by cutting tax credits or addressing tax avoidance, instead of cutting programs.