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<div id="cn-cols-inner" class="equalize">  <div id="cn-centre-col" role="main" itemprop="mainContentOfPage"> <div id="cn-centre-col-inner">  <section> <div id="main-content" role="main">  <h1 id="cn-cont">Prosperity Across Canada</h1>  <div id="content"> <div class="region region-content"> <section id="block-system-main" class="block block-system block-odd block-content block-count-1"> <div class="block-inner"> <div class="block-content"> <article id="node-84653" class="node node-feature node-view" role="article"> <div class="node-inner clearfix"> <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-item even"><h2>Investing in Individuals, Families and Communities for Prosperity</h2> <p>Canada has one of the most prosperous and competitive economies in the world. The Government of Canada is focused on enabling the prosperity of all Canadians, across this great nation. 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Tax reform, pension reform and support for small businesses all allow Canadians to save on taxes and keep more of their hard-earned money, thus boosting the economy. <a href="/web/20130818035432/http://actionplan.gc.ca/en/initiative-glossary/prosperity-individuals-and-families">[More. . .]</a> </p> </div> <div class="span-3 align-center"> <p><a href="/web/20130818035432/http://actionplan.gc.ca/en/initiative-glossary/prosperity-small-business"><img src="/web/20130818035432im_/http://actionplan.gc.ca/sites/default/files/grfx/pages/86808532.jpg" alt="Photo – A man interacting with a customer in a jewellery store" width="200" height="115"></a></p> </div> <div class="span-6"> <h2><a href="/web/20130818035432/http://actionplan.gc.ca/en/initiative-glossary/prosperity-small-business"><strong>Prosperity for Small Business</strong></a></h2> <p>Canada’s small businesses are engines for job creation that boost economic growth, representing 48 percent of the total labour force in the private sector, and contributing approximately 30 percent to Canada's <abbr class="GDP" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</abbr> . 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