Mr. Speaker, the hon. member said in his remarks that small businesses do not just want tax relief, they want big government programs and subsidies like this.
For seven years I worked with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, an organization largely supported by small business. I spoke personally with thousands of small business people across the country, surveyed tens of thousands of them, as have groups like the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. I have never once encountered a small businessman who said to me that they wanted more big government handout loan programs. What I heard again and again from groups like the CFIB is that they want lower taxes. Will the member respond?