Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank my colleagues who supported my concept of reasonable public policy.
With all due respect to my colleague, I must say that there is a difference between the fact of announcing measures, consultations or a draft bill, and the adoption of these measures by Parliament, which brings laws into effect. There is an enormous difference.
In addition, I'm afraid that my colleague, Mr. Fergus, lives in the Ottawa bubble a little too much. Entrepreneurs in my area or elsewhere in Canada who do not read the pronouncements of the Minister of Finance on a daily basis may not even be aware of these changes.
This amendment simply aims to give people more leeway so as to ensure that those who are affected by the new law, that is to say the bill which is about to be adopted, will be well aware of the changes. I am thinking particularly about the measures that ask entrepreneurs to prove through time sheets the number of hours during which they or their children or a member of their family worked in the business. In this way, the Canada Revenue Agency would be convinced of their participation in the business.
According to the bill, people must have begun as of January 1, 2018, to fill out these time sheets in order to prove the participation of employees in the business. It would be reasonable to postpone that to next year to allow everyone to adjust. By doing that, the law would apply in an effective and efficient manner, because as many people as possible would be aware of the new rules.