Mr. Speaker, we are the government that has reduced taxes in every jurisdiction across this country, starting with the reduction in the GST by 2%, which has helped Canadians from coast to coast.
We also believe that by reducing corporate taxes we are going to ensure that there will be jobs for the future.
I would like to refer my colleague to page 83 of the budget document. Just to put it on the record, it says:
Small and medium-sized businesses are an important component of our economy, estimated to account for about 98 p. 100 of all businesses in Canada and employing more than 5 million people, roughly half of the private sector workforce.
Any time that we can reduce taxes for our small and medium size businesses will create jobs in the economy.