M-569 Small- and medium-sized enterprises

That, in the opinion of the House, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners are the driving force of job creation in Canada, and Canadian SME retailers, merchants, and owners pay credit card merchant fees that are among the highest in the world, and therefore the government should take immediate steps to make the cost of living more affordable for the middle class by: (a) reducing the cost of doing business for SME owners by limiting transaction fees charged to merchants; and (b) allowing merchants to disclose to the consumer the transaction costs relating to the payment method chosen at the point of sale.