With regard to labour-sponsored funds, I know it's not normally a federal issue, but it's important, because some of the smaller provinces really benefited from it in the past.
In Manitoba it's been a total disaster. The Crocus Fund collapsed. The ENSIS fund was bought out by a B.C. firm and is no longer interested in investing in Manitoba.
Some of the smaller provinces are not benefiting from this. As investment sites, they aren't as attractive as Toronto or Montreal. Is there a labour-sponsored fund here in Saskatchewan? How important do you think they are as economic engines for start-ups and small companies?