Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank all those who are presenting before us today. We very much appreciate your being here.
On page 79 of the budget, we do have a note around “Reducing Credit Card Transaction Fees”, so we do indicate that this issue continues to be important. We're going to continue to consult to figure out how we can get this right, and it continues to be a priority for us. I just happened to be on page 79, so when Mr. Chambers asked the question, I felt lucky that I was on that page.
My first question is actually to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. One thing I've found in my almost seven years of being an MP is that lots of my small businesses have actually started applying for the Canada summer jobs program, and they've really benefited from it. How have you seen the response around that program within small businesses in Canada?