Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, first of all let me thank my honourable colleague, Mr. Erasmus for actually providing my department and myself with some direction on some of these new initiatives. As he said earlier, the Aurora Fund which we have just completed and we are on to Aurora Fund 2. On this initiative with respect to the tax incentive for small business we are developing a proposal as we speak. We are checking out what we think the net numbers will be in relationship to how much the tax credit is

going to cost us and what is the return on investment for it. Should we decide to proceed, we will need to bring in some legislation which will have to be fast tracked. I am optimistic at this early stage, although I have not done a complete analysis, but I am optimistic that we are going to get federal government approval because we have to get that to get Revenue Canada to assist us in this process. With committee and legislative support we may be able to incorporate this into our budget in early January and move expeditiously to pass the legislation that is necessary for this important initiative to unfold. Thank you.