Natural Resources committee  Just to introduce ourselves, I'm Monique Moreau, with the CFIB. Emilie will be giving our remarks, but we'll both be available to answer questions.

Natural Resources committee  We haven't looked internationally in our research, but we are working closely, for example, with Minister McKenna's office and Minister Mary Ng's office as they go forward with the development of how the backstop money will get transferred to small businesses. As my colleague p

Natural Resources committee  We certainly have raised it with Minister McKenna's office as one of the, essentially, biggest barriers that many small business owners have. At this point, it's tricky for a business owner to negotiate that kind of an agreement with their landlord, so we would welcome opportun

Natural Resources committee  I would first like to answer your question about recycling. Our members have told us the same thing as you have. They want to recycle their materials, which they know very well. First, the public, who put their bins on the side of the road and take them back empty at the end of

Natural Resources committee  Surveys of our members generally indicate that they want to participate in those programs. They are interested because they want to reduce the basic costs of running their businesses. It is important for them too. As for your second question, about paperwork, the opinions of our

Natural Resources committee  If I can supplement what my colleague has mentioned, our suggestion, though we probably would love to take credit for it, came from the Real Property Association of Canada. They suggested that in 2008. It has been a decade. We could have at this point been talking about this more

Natural Resources committee  Certainly. It sounds like a free-for-all, but that's what we're doing for consumers with the carbon backstop. We're just giving them the money, even though they may not make any changes in their day-to-day life that we're aware of. That is one option. Maybe there are a number of

Natural Resources committee  No we have not done that yet.

Natural Resources committee  Not very many. As for technology, investment and all that, most of our members represent what you would expect to find in a business community. We go from corner stores to accountants.

Natural Resources committee  First, we have to tell our members and entrepreneurs what is available to them. That can be done in a number of ways. They do not know the possibilities and the programs that exist. They are not aware. I feel that this it is an opportunity for governments of all levels, especiall

Natural Resources committee  We're in discussions with groups like the Canadian Home Builders' Association, the realtors, and there are other associations that we discuss this with, occasionally. I think that what you're suggesting—to do something wholesale to make it easier—is the best approach. Asking an

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. You should have a slide presentation in front of you that I'd like to walk you through over the next few minutes. CFIB is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization representing more than 110,000 small and medium-size businesses a

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll keep my answer very brief. We are a survey- and research-based organization and we haven't asked that question of our membership. We don't—

Canadian Heritage committee  We're a grassroots organization, sir, and we haven't polled our membership on that. I can't profess to speak for them on that. This is an important issue. There's no question that our members support reconciliation values. In terms of specifics, I don't have answers for that at t

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. You should have a slide deck in front of you. I'd like to walk you through it over the next few minutes. As I know some members are aware, CFIB is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization represe