Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My first question goes to the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters.
Since the crisis began, the Bloc Québécois has been asking the government for all kinds of measures, changes, modifications, and new programs to allow taxpayers, the public at large, but also companies, to keep their heads above water in this these difficult circumstances.
One of the measures that the Bloc Québécois asked for was the good old fixed costs subsidy. Certainly, companies have variable costs like staff salaries, but companies often stop paying those variable costs if they are not active. However, it must continue to pay its fixed costs. We saw that it was necessary to provide significant assistance for those fixed costs and we very much regret that the government provided very little.
In fact, the only measure that the government provided was the Canada emergency commercial rent assistance. This restricted assistance targets only mortgaged property and monthly rent to a total of less than $50,000. That is quite limited, and, on top of that, the owners have to be in agreement.
Is that frustrating for the manufacturers and exporters in Quebec, who often need major facilities and a lot of space for their activities?