Already on honour

A contributor to previous letters page suggested a complete, from the ground-up rebuild of Revenue Canada. The editor’s quip asked, “What would we do during the rebuild? The honour system for doing taxes? I’ll point out that our current tax system is already based on honour. There are lots of people who are honest, there are some who cut corners, and then there’s the underground economy which Stats Can says was worth $72+ Billion in 2023. Considering it’s almost impossible to get an answer from a CRA employee let alone speak with one, if they were gutted and rebuilt, would anyone notice?

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