Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government is presently contemplating, as the previous government did, no longer allowing as a federal tax deduction taxes paid on total payroll. The Conseil du patronat du Québec says that this would unduly penalize small and medium-sized businesses, especially in Quebec where they are more labour intensive than their Canadian counterparts.
My question is for the Minister of Finance. Is the minister prepared to remove this threat that has been hanging over businesses, especially the Quebec small business sector, for over two years?