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View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, I can tell you that tax evasion is particularly important to me, not just to me, but to our government as well. In fact, it is because it is so important to us that we have invested so much money in this program.
Mr. Chair, I urge the Conservatives to vote for the budget that has been introduced, to give us more tools that will have the effect of tightening the rules and combatting tax evasion.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague very much for her question.
What I am going to say is also found in my mandate letter. The CRA has not only developed a plan that promotes the collection of essential data with international partners, but it is also working in close collaboration with the other Canadian government departments. We work with the Departments of Finance, Justice and Public Safety.
What is set out in the budget is intended precisely to eliminate even more loopholes that are used to avoid paying taxes in Canada. That is why it is so important to us, at the CRA, for all our colleagues around the table to vote for the budget.
We want to improve the CRA's capacity to fight tax evasion and modernize the general anti-avoidance rules in Canada. That is a priority. We are moving forward and we are going in the right direction, but we need everyone's collaboration. Fighting tax evasion has to be a whole-of-government priority.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Thank you very much, Mr. Easter. I again wish you—
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
I can tell my colleague that, at Revenue Canada, we are very proud of the work that we have done, whether it is on the issue of tax evasion or in terms of customer service. This is also National Public Service Week. We have arranged for 8.5 million people to be able to receive the CERB.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table in both official languages the 2019-2020 annual report of the Office of the Taxpayers' Ombudsman, entitled “Transformation through Disruption”.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, the Canada Revenue Agency's priority is to ensure that emergency response payments are transferred quickly and efficiently to eligible Canadians.
The agency has safeguards in place to ensure that payments are issued appropriately. As with all other benefits administered by the agency, we may undertake audit activities at future dates. If we find that payments were made in error—
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, we consider this to be a difficult situation for Canadians, and our government will do everything it can to support them.
I can confirm that the CRA is still processing paper returns, but because of the reduced staff on site and the physical distancing, Canadians can expect delays. We regret the inconvenience this causes for those who file their returns on paper—
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for that important question.
I can tell you that CRA employees have to deal with questions put to them. It is not up to MPs' offices to deal with specific questions about individual files.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, I must thank the officials who have done excellent work during this historic COVID-19 period.
I must tell you that CRA call centres are an essential service and the agency is able to answer calls quickly. The employees are answering calls from their homes.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for that important question.
At the CRA, we continue to process paper returns and to do the work that we usually do.
I repeat, I must highlight the exceptional work that the agency employees are doing.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, I can confirm that the Canada Revenue Agency continues to process paper returns. Because of COVID-19, we have had to implement distancing measures to protect the employees.
We must ensure that employees are safe, but we continue to process paper returns.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, as we have said, one of our government's priorities was to invest almost $1 billion to establish a system intended to fight tax evasion. That was not at all a priority under the Conservatives.
We continue to do that important work for taxpayers; everyone must pay their fair share.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, the fight against tax evasion is a priority for our government. We will continue to target companies that use tax evasion schemes.
Let me be clear: in everything we do, we will target companies and not innocent workers. Employees are employees, no matter who they work for.
View Diane Lebouthillier Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Chair, our government considers these to be very difficult times for Canadians. We're going to do everything we can to support them by helping them pay for their housing and their groceries.
I'm very proud of the public servants who work at the Canada Revenue Agency. Nearly seven million—
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