Madam Speaker, I have been listening to the hon. member. I think we all agree that small businesses create jobs in this country. The Reform Party is pro small business. We know that 98% of businesses in the country are small businesses.
I remember a short story. Once I was arguing with one of my friends. He said that small businesses are what create jobs in this country. I asked him how to start a small business when there is a problem because job killing taxes are so high. It is very difficult for small businesses to thrive in this environment. He said it is easy. Start a big business and pay so much tax that you are left with a small business. That is the kind of situation we are facing in this country. Job killing taxes are hard on businesses.
In 1994 the industry committee called for a review to be done of the Small Business Loans Act. That review has not been done up to now. The auditor general also points out that a complete cost benefit analysis has to be done before proceeding further. The auditor general has critically looked at this issue and has recommended that a full review of the act be undertaken before an additional $1 billion is committed to this program.
Since this program is already inefficient and unaccountable, how can the member support this bill until a complete evaluation is done and until this bill is efficient and doing what it is supposed to do? Why would Canadians support this bill?