Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister Freeland, I have a question about the GST tax holiday.
Now, we voted to support this short-term tax holiday, because we wanted to give people a break, but we recognize that it comes with some very serious shortcomings. One of the groups that I've heard from is small businesses in the communities I represent, which are struggling with the idea of having to change their prices twice in a matter of two months.
What is your response to them? How is your government going to ensure that small businesses aren't burdened by this extra administrative step at their busiest time of year, when they make the most revenue? They're really depending on focusing their energies elsewhere in their business, and they have to spend time changing their prices for only two months, only to change them back. What's your message for them?