Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for raising this important issue. I have a lot of respect for him and especially for the issue he is raising in the House this evening.
We knew that tax evasion was a problem long before the famous Panama papers. During the election campaign, the government promised to fight tax evasion. In the budget that was tabled on March 22, we made a historic $444-million investment to give the Canada Revenue Agency the tools, technology, and teams it needs to do three things: detect fraud, investigate fraud, and go after those who engage in tax evasion and aggressive tax planning in our country.
I am sure my colleague will appreciate the fact that we also struck an international committee to advise the minister. Does my colleague acknowledge that the government's historic investments will eliminate tax avoidance in Canada once and for all?