Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my Member’s statement today I talked about the need to work through the red tape and perhaps even create a process that would deal with red tape. Not more red tape, of course.

I’d like to ask questions today to the Minister responsible for the Strategic Investment Committee on Refocusing Government. My first question to that Minister would be: what has this government done through its programming and efforts to reduce red tape for small business and can they cite a few examples? Thank you.