The issue lies not only in creating jobs, but also, most importantly, in maintaining the existing jobs. It is easier to maintain existing jobs than to create new ones. In Quebec, 22,000 companies will change hands over the next 10 years. That issue is important for SMEs because they create a lot of jobs.
One of the things Quebec has traditionally asked the federal government for is a joint tax program—such as the Régime d'investissement coopératif, Quebec's co-operative investment plan—to encourage workers to invest in the companies that employ them. That would help inject new funds to meet the challenges and keep those companies healthy. That is one of the tools we should have at our disposal.