Thank you, Chair.
I want to also thank the witnesses for being with us today.
I want to focus on a 2005 study from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards. I'm sure you're all aware of that. It highlighted the differences between what is happening in Canada and the United States.
I'm quite pleased that we have the president and chief executive officer with the chamber of commerce. In my riding of Langley, the chamber of commerce is very busy and connected in encouraging development using the Internet, creating Internet sites, and providing access to the market. In spite of that, I think a vast majority of people in small and medium-sized businesses who have been doing business for a long time are not changing with the times.
The government's responsibility is to create this atmosphere for being business friendly, and I think we are doing that. But how do organizations like the chamber of commerce, and other organizations, assist business to take that step, to change with the times and take advantage of the incredible opportunities they have?