Statistics Canada says the drop may reflect the fact that businesses that were least able to adapt to the pandemic had already closed.

The practice is having an impact on small business owners, according to a survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

CJOB's Brett Megarry met with four young women who run their own bakeries to see what kind of challenges they face as women.

"People who make $50,000 a year should not pay higher taxes than people who make $250,000 a year."

Liberal MPs are bracing for sparks to fly during the fall sitting of the House of Commons over a host of issues.

Justin Trudeau says he's paying attention to the growing dissent over his government's controversial plan to eliminate tax incentives that he insists only benefit wealthy small business owners.

Liberal backbenchers have been getting an earful this summer from small business owners outraged by the Trudeau government's proposals to end what it calls "unfair tax advantages."