Mr. Chair, I'll be splitting my time with the member for Winnipeg Centre.
In early April, the NDP asked for a commercial rent abatement program so that tenants could apply for help instead of depending on their landlords, but the government chose to leave commercial tenants helpless if their landlord can't or does not want to apply. On Monday we wrote to ministers again, asking them to negotiate a nationwide moratorium on commercial rent evictions with the provinces and territories so that tenants can't be kicked out.
Will the minister take action to ensure that no small business owner is evicted during COVID-19?