Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to the remarks made by the hon. member for Fundy—Royal, a new member of the House whom I have come to know over the last number of months.
I detected in his speech some changes from the Mulroney years. If my notes are correct in following this issue over the last 20 years, during the previous government's time there was an attitude of increasing the definition of small businesses to include higher revenues and bigger businesses. However I noticed from the hon. member's speech that he wants to centre on smaller businesses under the $250,000 small business target. I am sure that is a change but I would like the hon. member to confirm it.
I am sure the hon. member knows that of all the SBLA loans, 40% go to new businesses and almost 60% are in the small business category which he mentioned.