The problem with Canada’s Revenue Agency

It is time for the CRA to serve all Canadians and cooperate with the Parliamentary Budget Office in identifying, like other countries do, the actual amount of our tax gap. How many billions of dollars is the CRA failing to collect?
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, pictured recently on the Hill, is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency.
Recent public leaks of tax information have once again put the spotlight on the growing, and never-ending problem of overseas tax evasion, where billions of dollars are hidden overseas to avoid paying Canadian taxes. As we know, it is not illegal to have a bank account overseas, but it is i...

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