Sébastien Lemire at the COVID-19 Pandemic Committee

On May 21st, 2020. See this statement in context.

May 21st, 2020 / 1 p.m.

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Sébastien Lemire Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC

Mr. Chair, I spoke with the Community futures development corporations—CFDCs—in my region.These CFDCs were unanimous in saying that the July 15 deadline for submitting projects to the Regional relief and recovery fund is too early.

For a direct recovery, could the government agree to postpone the July 15 date to September 30, for example, to give the RRRFs enough time to do their work and for entrepreneurs to be able to benefit from their acknowledged expertise?

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