Mr. Speaker, this government is proud of its record when it comes to cracking down on tax cheats. However, let me take a moment to point out the NDP's blatant hypocrisy on tax evasion.
This government has introduced 75 measures to improve tax fairness, and the NDP has voted against each and every one of them.
This government recently proposed measures that would give the Canada Revenue Agency unprecedented powers to crack down on tax evaders. The NDP voted against these measures.
When the NDP became the official opposition, NDP members picked an MP with tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes to be their revenue critic.
If that is not enough, they allow the member for Jeanne-Le Ber to continue to sit in their caucus despite hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax debt.
While the NDP supports tax delinquents in its caucus, our government has taken concrete steps to combat tax evasion, both at home and abroad.