That's something we hear time and time again. We know that the entrepreneur is the accountant, the general manager, and the marketer, and they do every single job when it comes to being the entrepreneur or the small business owner. That's why we need to make sure that when they are accessing programs and services, it's easier for them. That's why we're saying that they need not only online access but also people to speak to. That means that if they make a phone call, somebody is getting back to them with the answer and not deferring it. That's why we need the government working better together.
Twelve per cent of SMEs export. That number has to go up, and for us to actually create the conditions for growth and to grow our economy, we have to consider export markets. That's why a government that recognizes the importance of the tourism industry—and the backbone of the tourism industry is SMEs—is so crucial, because we're talking about export dollars. Those are dollars from outside of Canada coming into the Canadian economy and actually creating the growth instead of having the same dollars shuffled from one to the other.
That's why we're taking this very seriously. We're talking about 2017 being Canada's 150th. We're talking about 2018 being Canada-China, because we know that market has huge potential that will allow our businesses to grow. Instead of having a one-year plan, the Prime Minister of this government is talking about 5, 10, 15 years down the road so that we can actually provide the support Canadians want us to create. We're not talking about the next election. We're talking about programs and services that work for Canadians and a federal government that works for Canadians, because we take this very seriously.