What I like about that proposal is that it actually puts dollars in the pockets of business owners that they do not have to repay. That is the kind of support the small firms really need right now. It's similar in some ways to the $10,000 forgivable portion of the new Canada emergency business account. I give credit to the government for making that part possible, but we believe that should be an upfront grant to the business, just like your proposal to refund the GST/HST money to the business that has collected it. It is an uneven amount, though, because there are some businesses that do not have to collect the GST or HST on certain products. The idea of some base-level support to all very small businesses to deal with some of their fixed costs, in addition to your helpful idea, I think [Technical difficulty—Editor].
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