Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The Liberal members here in the committee like to say that their government has made investments in our economy. If that is, in fact, the case, then they are making investments with a negative return. When we have unemployment at 7.1%, which is nearing recession levels, and when we have $63 billion of investment that has fled our country since Mr. Carney took office—$8.3 billion in June alone—then that investment has a negative return.
Also, I would like to remind the members that it is entrepreneurs and small businesses, like some of our witnesses here today, that create jobs, not the government.
With that in mind, I'd like to ask a question of Mr. Rizzo.
What are the biggest obstacles you face today when trying to grow your business or when trying to hire people and create jobs?