Before entering into the Canada-Panama free trade agreement, the Conservative government absolutely must sign a tax information exchange agreement with Panama and this agreement must not allow subsidiaries located in the targeted jurisdictions to be tax exempt. Obviously, it is important that this agreement be concluded, negotiated, drafted and signed before finalizing the free trade agreement.
Le gouvernement conservateur, avant de conclure l'accord de libre-échange Canada-Panama, doit absolument signer avec le Panama un accord d'échange de renseignements et cet accord doit absolument ne pas prévoir l'exonération d'impôts des revenus des filiales situées dans les juridictions visées.