Those pages are an actual truncated document that we've sent, because there are several more examples. We hear from members every single day with respect to the concerns they have.
In terms of public companies, there is only one public company in Newfoundland and Labrador now. There used to be a couple, but there is only one, so as Nancy said earlier, the bread and butter here is the small business owners.
We have seen, through oil and gas in the province, the introduction of international companies that are interested in coming into Newfoundland and Labrador. For those international companies, the Canadian taxation system is extremely complex. For any international company coming into Canada, let alone to Newfoundland and Labrador, there are a number of complexities that they have to learn and they have to understand with respect to the various levels of taxation through the provincial and federal governments.
What we're seeing now with respect to our members is that they're trying to entice those dollars in and trying to get individuals to come and invest in our province. When you have tax complexities that already exist and are extremely difficult, and now they are being expanded with further difficulties and restrictions with respect to passive income and investment income, we are hearing from our members that the traction they were trying to make is being met with resistance because of the uncertainty.
The actual tone of the document that was released by the federal government was not business-friendly. That is not an environment that invites individuals outside this country to come here and invest and help individuals in our province and in our country grow. There is very much a significant issue around the enticement of investment dollars.