Madam Speaker, the speech my colleague just made is quite impressive and really speaks to the heart of the matter of how people are not very pleased with the HST and how much it is going to cost them.
The point of sale issue for aboriginals is extremely important because most aboriginals actually live in poverty and an increase in taxes is not good for them.
A self-employed business person in my area, a hairdresser who has a business called Envy Hair Studio & Day Spa and whose name is Debbie Furoy, she said that if the HST is implemented, she is going to lose business because people are already having a hard time paying for haircuts given the economic times.
Maybe my colleague could speak about small businesses and how this is going to impact them.