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More than two dozen tax auditors, fraud investigators and managers at Canada Revenue Agency appear to have breached their code of ethics by contributing to a major report on political meddling and other problems plaguing Canada’s tax system, which they claim cost billions in uncollected revenues.

The “insider” report by Canadians for Tax Fairness was built on a series of secret one-on-one interviews with 28 current and newly retired tax agency employees who oversee audits of complicated international companies. The interviews were done during the election campaign.

“The picture that emerged was of an organization struggling to carry out its function in the face of government mismanagement. This includes major budget cuts, a poorly conceived restructuring effort, and targeting those who make tax filing mistakes rather than prioritizing big time tax cheats,” concluded the report.

The public servants interviewed claimed politicians and lobbyists influence the agency’s operations, corporations successfully lobby to avoid prosecution, and there allegedly is political interference in audits to stop investigations.