Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to meet with business people. Many of my colleagues within the Liberal caucus have spent time trying to assist businesses across Canada and get a better understanding of them. Let there be no doubt that there is a great deal of frustration with respect to the amount of administrative work necessary to deal with the red tape currently in place.
My question for the President of the Treasury Board is with respect to the lack of leadership from the government in terms of working with other levels of government and doing what they can, jointly, to reduce the red tape. Business people tell us that there is far too much paperwork, far too much regulation, and I am talking about small businesses in all regions of the country.
What is the minister doing to ensure that there is strong leadership and a sense of co-operation with all the stakeholders to reduce red tape?