I share your view: the government's intention to open an office for small and medium-size businesses in order to help them continue working with the government was paradoxical in itself. For example, in the furniture industry's case, under the policy originally announced, only two Canadian companies could have become potential government suppliers. All the other small and medium-size businesses would have been automatically excluded. They would then have had to go through the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, which would have increased the costs associated with their business relations with the Canadian government, adding a step to the bureaucratic process. That was absolutely unnecessary. For that reason, the government should maintain the status quo, but improve the aspects that need improving.
However, the government how seems to have gone beyond that stage and has come back to more sensible provisions regarding the way the industry and government should work together.