Thank you for the question.
First, we agree that everyone should have a retirement income that allows them to live a comfortable life after working for many years. I'm presenting the position of 109,000 members, although they may have different opinions.
You have heard of the efforts made to improve the Canada Pension Plan. The CFIB has always tried to present the position of SMEs. Some of those companies will not be able to absorb the cost of the changes. As I explained, two-thirds of our members indicated that they will have to review their current number of employees and salaries, as well as their ability to hire. In the long term, we will see what happens.
Let me point out that the government has not given us enough information on this. It did not consult, as promised, with SMEs and Canadians. In our view, the impact of those measures on SMEs should be mitigated. If there are still repercussions for several years after the reform, we invite the government to support companies for a period of five, 10 or 15 years.