Mr. Speaker, let us hear from the people who actually create the jobs. CFIB says the small business job credit will create 25,000 person years of employment and called it, and I quote, “fantastic news for Canada's entrepreneurs and their employees”, and as such “can only be a positive for the Canadian economy”.
We are lowering EI payroll taxes by 15% and saving small businesses over $550 million. In contrast, the Liberals and the NDP are supporting a 45-day work year that would drastically increase premiums by a whopping 35%.
I have great news. More than 74,000 jobs were created in the month of September.