Mr. Chair, to Mr. Adler's point, we had a 0.3% increase in the economy and GDP in August, but if we had not had the 2.8% growth in the energy sector, we would actually have had a decline. We've had a decline, in fact, in wholesale trade, in manufacturing, in utilities, and in tourism. Retailers are finding it tough in places like Ontario and the Maritimes.
There continues to be a real challenge with the emergence of two economies in Canada. You have the natural resources-based economies in Saskatchewan and Alberta and some parts of Newfoundland. And the other parts of the country are falling behind. There continue to be real challenges.
Ms. Brisebois, I'd like to ask you about payroll taxes. Your organization has been active on the payroll tax issue. The government is currently planning to increase payroll taxes by $1.2 billion in January. With unemployment rates still quite high in large parts of the country, and continuing to be higher, in fact, than they were three years ago, is your organization against any increase in payroll taxes at this time?