M-485 Tax evasion

41st Parliament, 2nd Session

Motion Text

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) study and measure Canadian tax losses to international tax havens and tax evasion, in order to determine the Canadian federal “tax gap”; (b) order the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to provide the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) with the information necessary to provide an independent estimate of the Canadian federal tax gap arising from tax evasion and tax avoidance through the use of tax havens; (c) mandate the Auditor General or the PBO to provide estimates of the marginal revenue of additional CRA resources (i.e. auditors) in the areas of tax evasion and tax avoidance; and (d) mandate the Auditor General to evaluate, on a regular basis, the success of the CRA in prosecuting and settling cases of tax evasion.

Latest Activity

April 30, 2014: Decision Made - Negatived

History

December 9, 2013

Placed on Notice

January 29, 2014

Placed in the Order of Precedence

February 27, 2014

Debated

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April 9, 2014

Debated

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April 30, 2014

Decision Made - Negatived

Joint Seconders (14)

Jointly seconding a private Member's motion is a formal way for up to 20 Members to show support for the motion before it is called for debate. They are displayed in the order they were received by the Clerk of the House.

Jointly seconded on January 21, 2014