He wasn't being cute? Well, he may have been, but....
I'm also interested in this very helpful information that you brought in, Mr. Connell, regarding the state of the nation, as it were, for SMEs generally. You point out that the inability to find venture capital is a huge concern amongst the SMEs that you're in touch with. I note that the labour-sponsored investment funds were created with that hope in mind, and they've kind of tanked in a catastrophic way in most places around the country. I'm still sitting on...the only time I've ever waded into investing was out of some loyalty to labour funds and I got slaughtered like everybody else, so we're not too likely to do that.
The other thing I note is that the federal small business rate is at 11% for taxes. I think that's staggeringly high. It's no wonder small businesses are having such a terrible time if their federal government is dinging them for 11%.
I would point out to Mr. Anders that in the socialist paradise of Manitoba, with the NDP government there.... Do members know what the small business rate for taxes is there?