I want to thank all of our witnesses for their testimonies today. This is an important subject for me. I was a small business owner for 15 years before being elected as a member of Parliament, and I also worked for the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, so red tape has been an issue that I've heard about for a long time.
In regard to the comments made by the member opposite, we heard at committee last week, by Minister Clement, that 19 regulations had been taken away. That's well over $20 million in savings for business, not to mention the time savings.
Could you expound a little bit on how the one-for-one rule might impact some of your members? I'm speaking particularly to Ms. Coombs and Ms. Jones. Has it had a positive effect? What further things do you think you'll see as this policy becomes law? As the law continues to work would there be a benefit for your members?