Mr. Speaker, we heard from a number of people.
Actually, there was another concern expressed by a farmer in my riding. He says that this short-sighted approach fails to understand the impact businesses have on family members who might not be directly involved in the business but share in the financial risks.
This will not only affect business owners and doctors, but also have an impact on everyone. It will have an impact on people who are already retired, and people who do not yet have a job, because it will be harder for them to find a job, and also people who are ill, if they can even find a doctor, let alone deal with how long the wait times will be.
We heard that in Thunder Bay the entire emergency department signed a letter saying that if this proceeded, they would walk out. That is an entire city that would be without an emergency department. What about the people who work, supporting those doctors?
It is not just jobs that are at stake, but people's lives because of this ill-conceived, high tax grab.