Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon and welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
I imagine that someone has analyzed the potential impact of the objective, which in my opinion is to bring in more and more foreign investments, on industry in Canada. Let me explain.
Small and medium-sized businesses create most jobs in Canada and Quebec. When we had a threshold of $312 million, a certain number of businesses fell below that threshold. Do you have statistics that show how many there are today? When the threshold is $600 million, how many businesses will be exempt from review? And when we reach the $1 billion threshold, how many businesses will not be subject to review and will be able to be sold like that? I imagine you studied these statistics before suggesting that the government include this in its budget act.