Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
As we heard earlier, the government is considering a human resources tax credit to subsidize hiring. As a small businessman I can assure the Prime Minister that business people do not want more government subsidies to stimulate employment and do not want to be told how to run their businesses.
The Prime Minister has stated repeatedly that he is counting on small business to create the majority of jobs so desperately needed by 1.5 million unemployed Canadians.
Why then does he not listen to what small business people are telling him about job creation: "Get out of our pockets, get off our backs and get out of our way so we can create the real jobs in the new economy".