Mr. Speaker, I listened to both speakers today and cannot help but feel I have been somewhat deceived.
It seems as though Bill C-21 is all part of a public relations ploy on behalf of the government. The government has raised payroll taxes with the Canada pension plan. It has taken $7 billion a year out of the economy with its over contributions and the taxes it has in terms of the EI premiums, therefore hurting the economy and job prospects in this country. Yet it gives $1 billion back through this C-21 with all the strings and problems attached. Most of those businesses actually have access to capital outside of this loans program.
I want somebody to comment on the public relations scam that I feel this really is, where the government takes a dollar and gives back a dime.