Chair, thank you very much.
I'm going to get back to the opportunity to table that motion.
I put three motions on notice. This is the first motion I would like to move, and I would like a chance to speak to this motion. It's timely today, given that the CEBA loan extension ends today. I'm going to read it into the record:
Given that 900,000 small businesses in Canada risk closing because of the government’s unwillingness to extend the CEBA repayment deadline, that the committee report the following to the House, within the first 5 sitting days following the adoption of this motion:
That it is the opinion of the committee that the government should extend the loan repayment period, including the deadline for accessing partial loan forgiveness, for at least another year to ensure small businesses can continue supporting local economies and good-paying local jobs.
Mr. Chair, could I speak to the motion now?