Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today rises out of the Member's statement, which I admit had a number of issues. But one of the points that I was trying to raise was with respect to the government's responsibility to do all that he can to pay attention to the cumulative effects of all the things that add up -- the high fuel costs, the high labour costs, the high taxes, the WCB rates, and such -- that hinders the businesses from operating businesses in the North. Mr. Speaker, I want to tell you that the northern businesses are up to the challenge. They are aware that things are more expensive, that businesses are more expensive to run, but they also want to let the government know that there is something that the government can do. One of the things that the government should pay attention to is the tax on small businesses. I must have raised this issue before because I happen to coincidentally get a letter from the Minister this morning stating that our taxes for small businesses are on par with the Canadian average, but the comparison should be made really with our closest neighbour who is our competitor. So I'd just like to ask the Minister whether, in his department, when he's looking at fiscal policies and impact of the government policies on small businesses, whether he makes the comparison with our closest neighbour. Thank you.