Good afternoon, Minister Morneau.
First, I'm glad to hear that your family is doing well. I also want to thank you and your team for the measures put in place.
On the ground, we're hearing about the importance of putting measures in place and making the details available as quickly as possible. The goal is ensure that the people who should benefit from the measures don't fall through the cracks in the system. If necessary, the rules must be changed so that people can benefit from the measures in a fair manner.
My first two questions concern the emergency benefit. Minister Morneau, when I asked you questions in the House, you said that small businesses, individual firms and small companies could access the benefit. However, according to the details released so far, people who pay themselves dividends as opposed to wages wouldn't be able to access the benefit. Is that correct?
With respect to the $5,000 in income criterion, would it be possible to accept income paid out as dividends?