Mr. Speaker, I direct my question to the hon. member for Waterloo.
In relation to the opposition, his statement was that government proposes programs and the opposition opposes programs. As my colleague has pointed out, our role in opposition is not to carte blanche oppose programs. It is to identify possible weaknesses or omissions and to offer constructive criticism and possible alternative solutions.
The final decision still rests with the party in power. Its role is to make those decisions possibly based on other considerations. Our possible options may appear as not being constructive but on the other hand the decision is there for the government to make.
I am extremely pleased the member is as aware of Reform policy as he is of his red book. He reminded me of a lot of Reform policy today in his speech.
The hon. member made reference to the fact that 85 per cent of jobs are provided by small business and he also made reference to high tech coming into small business. I would like to hear his comments in relation to high tech possibly eliminating a number of jobs in small businesses and it is the small businesses that are being hit by taxes and low wages, et cetera.