Mr. Speaker, I would like to expand on the comments of my colleague from Joliette, who is very familiar with financial matters. He gave examples of situations where the current minister, with the best intentions, proposed a policy that was in need of some fine-tuning. The picture I am getting could be added to the one he was talking about. I am thinking about the program for GST rebates for tourists.
In this case, the Bloc Québécois, the industry and other political parties had to make strong and repeated arguments to achieve a few partial corrections to an unacceptable situation, in which organizers of conventions for outfitters or other similar events were losing a considerable international competitive advantage. It is the same type of situation with interest deductibility.
As for GST rebates for tourists, an extra effort should be made to come up with a reasonable solution for duty-free shops.
But my question is more general. I would like my colleague from Joliette to tell me, since pre-budget consultations on next year's budget will be starting soon—it is already the time to be working on these things—should tax avoidance not be an important issue? Should it not be important to make increasing transparency in Canada's tax situation a priority, or to ensure that there is a significant improvement beyond Bill C-33, which we are studying right now?