Mr. Chair, I thank the hon. member for raising this important issue. This year alone we are investing $400 million in bilateral agreements with provinces and territories to reinforce the sector. In addition to that, in recognition of the challenges this sector has experienced with COVID-19, we are transferring $625 million to enable this sector to not only survive but actually emerge stronger out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the House of Commons on August 12th, 2020. See this statement in context.