Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for appearing here today.
I want to begin my questioning with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
We see that corporate tax revenues are up in this country. More corporations are investing in Canada. This morning StatsCanada announced that the economy grew by 0.3% in the month of August. Forbes has rated Canada the best place to do business. The Economist Intelligence Unit has said the same thing. The World Economic Forum has said the same thing. Today in the Financial Post we see that Canada is named a hot spot for entrepreneurs.
Can you explain why all these conditions exist in this country and how our government policy has contributed to these beneficial conditions for business and how lower taxes and fighting the deficit will enhance those conditions moving forward?