Mr. Speaker, when the international trade committee did a study into why small and medium size businesses were not expanding their opportunities, they told us that the cost of business was too high in Canada. The cost of payroll taxes and interprovincial trade barriers were hurting their ability to trade. They said that it was easier to go across the line. One Ontario company said that it was easier to go across the line and establish in Michigan and do business back in Canada.
How does the government intend to resolve the problem that we are losing jobs because we are not competitive?