Good morning.
My name is Chris Smith. I own a small business in Uxbridge, Ontario.
I may be out of my element here. I'm clearly not as prepared as everybody else, but after discussions with my MP and a consultation with the Minister of Revenue's office, I was asked to present this idea. It's a very simple idea and I won't take much of your time.
It's clear that among small and mid-sized business, we have had a rough year. We're not looking for bailouts or handouts, just for an environment that will promote success and job creation.
The idea is simply this: for every employee that a small or mid-sized company adds to the current employee payroll, the employer will retain the employer source deductions. It's a wash for the government, as you're taking somebody out of the safety net and putting them into the workforce. It's easily implemented, as the Receiver General already has that information; it's in their database and is easily measured.
I'd be happy to answer any questions and to create a dialogue on this.
That's about all I have to say. Thank you very much.