Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for joining us today.
I would like to start with Statistics Canada.
Last month, the committee heard testimony from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. We had Ms. Corinne Pohlmann from the CFIB join us. She noted that almost 90% of small business owners surveyed said, “excessive regulations add significant stress to their lives, and almost two-thirds would not advise their children to start a business given the burden of regulations.”
I was wondering. Does Statistics Canada have a way to measure the cost of regulation and over-regulation on small businesses? If so, what were your findings?