Industry committee  That is a good question. Thank you for that. We are part of the Federal Government Supplier Advisory Committee. So it's really an issue that we're looking at very seriously. There are a lot of opportunities, as you say, for businesses to become federal government suppliers. Howe

Industry committee  That's right. Once you are in the system, the experience is generally positive and things go well. In fact, entrepreneurs realize that, yes, there is some complexity, but also that they just didn't know that they could get in and register, which is the main issue. There is a rea

Industry committee  I see that we only have 30 seconds left. For example, in Quebec, the government has mobilized economic associations to develop an action plan for regulatory relief that includes concrete measures, a clear timetable and quantified measures. Thus, everyone is mobilized around this

Industry committee  Just to quickly conclude on this point, there should always be benefits for the new generation of entrepreneurs, notably family members, especially in difficult economic times such as we are having right now, when entrepreneurs are at the end of their rope. A number of business o

Industry committee  The main factor is section 84.1 of the Income Tax Act. We could also look at lightening the regulatory burden in many sectors, but if we can at least amend the section, it will be a huge step forward.

Finance committee  Yes, definitely. When we talk about the hotel occupancy rate, we must think about the sectors directly affected, but also about the sectors indirectly affected. I think that's what you were referring to. In Montreal, the hotel clients are people who attend business conventions.

Finance committee  As Mr. Milliard said, we agree that there should be as few retroactive programs as possible, normally. We understand this reality. However, there's an exceptional issue right now because of the way in which the previous program was designed. It was often impossible for SMEs to ev