Thank you so much, Chair.
The heart and soul of my riding of Winnipeg Centre is small businesses. I'm a huge supporter of local small businesses. They are what really makes Winnipeg Centre vibrant. We actually even have some of the best restaurants and award-winning chefs in the country: Check out Deer + Almond on the Food Network. I'm very proud of our businesses.
One of the frustrations I've had is watching this current government give billions and billions of dollars to corporations, while small businesses in my riding are struggling to stay afloat. They are saying that if there's another lockdown they literally don't think they're going to make it. This will destroy our community, and we know that small businesses are the largest employer in the world—not just in Canada, but in the world.
Do you feel that the help that has been given to small businesses during the pandemic so far is sufficient?