Finance committee  Again, thank you for the question. I think, as was identified, it's really an issue for the Canada Revenue Agency, which has used resources that the government has devoted to the whole issue of international tax avoidance and evasion. There have been resources and efforts in tha

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. You're correct in that earlier in the year, the government announced a temporary reduction in the minimum registered retirement income fund withdrawals in recognition of the circumstances that existed then. I must admit that I don't know the answer t

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. I don't know the answer to that question. The wage subsidy is provided under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, and the act generally prohibits the disclosure of taxpayer information. There is an exception with relation to the name of those emplo

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, the question was posed to the minister and the minister responded. As you say, it's a policy question.

Finance committee  I'm afraid I'm not going to comment at all, one way or another, on a policy question. Those are questions for the government. In terms of the particular grant, as was observed, that was from CMHC, and it is probably better placed to answer that question.

Finance committee  I'm usually clearer that way. Thank you again for the question, but again, I'm not going to comment on that policy question. Thank you.

Finance committee  There's no opening statement, but we'd be happy to—

Public Accounts committee  I don't think we're aware of specific examples of businesses having left the country. Clearly, when there is a weakness in the system, it creates potential for distortion, and I think that is one important reason that the government is moving forward with these measures: It's to

Public Accounts committee  Perhaps I could answer that question by referring to the experience of other countries. I'll begin with the work done at the OECD over many years to develop a framework, a common framework, to do this. That framework is the one that the government is proposing to follow with re

Public Accounts committee  It is probably for good business reasons that businesses choose to comply with these requirements, but in the absence of voluntary compliance, then I think there will be steps taken to try to ensure compliance, in partnership with other countries.

Public Accounts committee  Just to be clear on that, we released in the fall economic statement draft legislative proposals with a view to seeking input on them from interested parties, and then I would imagine that the proposed approach is to have this legislated before July 1, 2021, assuming that Parliam

Public Accounts committee  I think part of the answer is that there's no direct relationship, but there is a kind of indirect relationship in the sense that we've seen over the past years a growth in the business models whereby sales are fulfilled through a warehouse or a facility in Canada on behalf of no

Public Accounts committee  Yes. It's an excellent question. I think it's important to be clear about what the proposal deals with, and it's a particular circumstance of a Canadian business, a business that has a presence in Canada, that is supplying products on behalf of non-resident, non-registered busine

Public Accounts committee  Perhaps I might begin an answer. Indeed, in the proposed approach, the third of the three measures that Mr. Rochon outlined is specifically addressed at ensuring that the GST/HST is collected when accommodation is let through a digital platform. It essentially ensures that rega

Public Accounts committee  My apologies; I was on mute. I think, as Mr. Rochon said, these proposed measures really equip the sales tax system to deal with the particular challenges associated with electronic commerce. I think the government, in terms of the revenues, has published estimates with respect