Thank you, Chair.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us. Your presence here this morning is very important.
Mr. Stephenson, I really admire the work you do. You’re in Vancouver.
I’d like to pick up on some of what you said. You mentioned time, capacity, and resources for small and medium-sized businesses. Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières professor of economics Frédéric Laurin was here with us on June 2, and he said essentially the same thing. I reminded Mr. Laurin that I used to work at the Chamber of Commerce in Quebec City, which conducted a survey and identified the same factors he did. What you said this morning shows us that there is continuity. What stood out for us was time, money, and knowledge. Success required all three at the same time.
We talked a lot about implementation because, as you said, that’s the missing piece when it comes to making things happen. I’d like you to tell me about implementation. This seems to be a problem whether in Vancouver, Trois-Rivières or Quebec City. Even when there are programs and funding, implementation remains a challenge. Tell me about your vision for implementation.