International Trade committee  Can I answer first?

International Trade committee  First, as I already said, this agreement will certainly not benefit Canadians owing to tax evasion and avoidance. It will not benefit Panamanians either. As far as tariffs go, here are some statistics from African countries: [Translation] [...] the 40% tariff reduction in Ivory

International Trade committee  At the G20 in London, in 2009, the issue of tax havens was considered to be extremely important. Therefore, it was decided that a series of measures would be adopted based, among other things, on information exchange are interrelated issues. We should see those measures as a fir

International Trade committee  What was the question? Was it about the agreement between Canada and Europe? Was it about CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and Europe, which is currently being negotiated? Is that what the question was about?

International Trade committee  I don't think that an agreement like this makes it possible to set clear rules. Nothing in this agreement would suggest this possibility. In fact, all that we know about tax havens is that they enable people to engage in large-scale tax evasion and avoidance—especially avoidance.

International Trade committee  Yes, I know it was. I'm sorry, I didn't understand.

International Trade committee  I totally agree with that statement. As I was saying, Panama is one of the most important and active tax havens. Organized crime plays a major role in the country's economy. That being said, I haven't really looked into this specific issue. However, I couldn't agree more with the

International Trade committee  Let's get back to the issue of progress. No improvements have been made when it comes to taxation. Panama is still one of the most important and active tax havens. I think that the tax information exchange you mentioned, Mr. Laforest, is extremely important. However, based on wha

International Trade committee  Yes, I can hear you. Can you hear me?

International Trade committee  Good afternoon. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for inviting me and for giving me an opportunity to talk about this agreement, which, I must say, raises some doubts. First, I would like to tell you a bit about ATTAC-Québec. We are the Quebec branch of an organization with local