Finance committee  Oh, my apologies. That was my fault. I'm sorry. No, that's true. It wasn't today, but the minister did recently make an announcement. A commitment was made to begin the process of measuring tax gaps going forward. We are committed to moving down that road. What's important for

Finance committee  No. Again, all of the employees of the Canada Revenue Agency, whether we're in a conference or a meeting in a boardroom, in whatever setting, social or professional, are bound by section 241 and respect that at all times. When I was appointed commissioner, my first briefing in t

Finance committee  I fully agree with the last part, that the return on actions from budget 2013 was $1.57 billion. In my remarks, I mentioned that was actually three times larger than the estimate we had at the front. I would love to say that return on investment was on a $15-million investment, b

Finance committee  It's an excellent question. In the recent budget, $440 million was invested in the agency over five years to increase our ability to tackle tax evasion and tax avoidance. We are committed to returning to the government, to the crown, $2.6 billion in revenue. That's the propositio

Finance committee  It's useful for members of Parliament to be aware of the recourse available to all Canadians. It's all about fairness. The Canada Revenue Agency has an independent ombudsman for service complaints, who reports directly to the minister. If your constituents have service complaint

Finance committee  We field about 23 million calls through our contact centres. I'm very proud of our employee service at the contact centres. This government has recently invested significantly. We had been struggling with call volumes, and I'm pleased that this will give us the ability to be more

Finance committee  Thank you. I'll be very brief, Mr. Chair. Just for balance, I would draw your attention to the volunteer tax preparation program, where Canada Revenue Agency, with a community group of some 16,000 volunteers, help low-income Canadians and new immigrants prepare their tax returns

Finance committee  I think I was citing the summary findings of the independent review of the KPMG thing, which has been furnished to the committee, I trust.

Finance committee  Thanks for the question. I want to be very careful with Ms. Brooks' summary. I will cite from it, but these conclusions are her own. It's not for me to read into her findings. She obviously is looking at tax law, in which she is an expert. She is looking at jurisprudence. She's

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I think it would be important to hear from legal counsel. We wish to be as forthcoming as we can be, but I want members of Parliament to understand the legal constraints. We are bound by the law as approved by Parliament. I'll ask our legal counsel to explain, if I ma

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, there is a more direct answer that is available from Ms. Brooks' summary findings. I quote, “While senior management was appropriately consulted and briefed, decisions were made by the CRA team assigned with carriage of the file, with due consultation with the Departme

Finance committee  Mr. Gallivan.

Finance committee  Well, some of these tools don't go back five years. Some of them go back three years; some go back one year. Most important, now we have the financial resources to put the effort into it.

Finance committee  I am prevented by law from doing so, sir.

Finance committee  Canada Revenue Agency uncovered this scheme through our actions. Our characterization of the scheme is in the public record and that, again, could easily be forwarded to the committee.