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In an interview with the National Post, Morneau said he knows people need more information, and he’s working on getting it out ahead of the Oct. 2 deadline on the consultation process.

“I’m going to be out over the course of the next month giving people greater clarity on exactly what we’re trying to achieve,” he said. “Other members of our government will be trying to do the same thing. We’re going to continue to listen to issues of clarification required by business people, by professionals, by wealthy Canadians.

“Anything we actually move forward on will include much more information because we will have accumulated the concerns and issues and complex requirements through the course of consultations. People should expect to see more once we’ve finished the consultations, once we’ve heard from them, and once we’ve decided what to move forward on.”

He said once the consultations are done, the government will consider tweaks to prevent “administrative problems” or other unintended impacts down the road.

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Asked if he’s worried that the furor over the changes will put a chill on people thinking about starting a business, Morneau said his emphasis is on protecting investments in active business operations.

“Anything we hear that will discourage people from making investments in their active business will absolutely be taken into consideration,” he said. “Again, our goal is to make sure that people have the opportunity to invest and the incentive to invest in their business.”