Mr. Speaker, in quick response to the hon. member with respect to qualifying our support for the bill, we believe that the bill has to be reviewed. Initiatives that were suggested in the auditor general's report should be considered and a new Small Business Loans Act should incorporate some of those initiatives.
We also said that the bill should be tightened up to the original intent of the legislation. That said, with respect to C-21 and the lending period, in order to be able to give out any additional loans, if it were not renewed for another calendar year, the potential is that some small businesses would not have the access to capital that they require.