Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Canadians depend on municipalities across Canada for vital services, especially during this pandemic—services like transit, drinking water, parks and sanitation—yet the government has left municipalities in an unprecedented financial crisis. Local government leaders across the country have called on the government for help, yet mostly what we've heard are excuses.
Does the minister acknowledge that the federal government has a leadership role to play in getting financial help to municipalities at this difficult time?