Mr. Speaker, yesterday a colleague from the other side used his time to lament the situation of small and medium size businesses in Canada, but in fact Canadian businesses are working in an excellent climate and are prospering.
As my colleagues know a recent report by a management consulting group extolled the virtues of Canada as a place to do business. It said that on the basis of cost Canada is the number one location for manufacturing. As well, it noted that Canadians cities are shown to be more cost competitive than their U.S. and European counterparts.
The theme of this year's Small Business Week organized by the Business Development Bank is “Powering Growth, Building Success”.
This week, October 19 to October 25, gives an opportunity to celebrate small businesses in Canada and to acknowledge that Canada is not only the best place in the world to live. It is also one of the best places to do business.