—to another area, and that is, Minister, that we have criminals who are receiving CERB cheques, and officials have turned a blind eye to fraudulent CERB applications, but meanwhile, small businesses are falling through the cracks.
This morning, I spoke with a small business owner. He owns a salon, the Care beauty spa and salon in Edmonton. He has invested $200,000 in his business. Just before COVID, he was set to open. Now, he's out of luck. He doesn't qualify for any of the programs. He doesn't qualify for the wage subsidy because he hasn't seen revenue decline. He doesn't qualify for CEBA because he has no payroll, and he doesn't qualify for any of the BDC or EDC programs because he has no revenue.
What specifically is your government doing to address this situation and others like it, where small business owners, who have done absolutely nothing wrong and have invested considerable amounts of money, are now stuck and shut out and desperately need support and help? What are you doing to address this situation, which is not a new one?