Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Minister Ng, for coming in this morning and for all the great work you're doing with all parties through this crisis we're facing.
I'll be splitting my time with Mr. Manly from the Green Party. The last two and a half minutes of my questions will be turned over to him, because this really isn't a partisan issue. It's something that we should be working on together, so I appreciate Mr. Manly being here and being able to ask questions as well.
My first question is regarding the virtual town halls that you have been involved in, Minister Ng. I know you will be doing one in Guelph on May 7 with the Chamber of Commerce at 6 p.m. We are hearing a lot from our business communities. I've heard that moving the CEBA limit down to $20,000 to help businesses that have one part-time employee at minimum wage is helping them. You mentioned rent, and relief on rent is something that we're working on. I think that's the biggest issue sole proprietors and small businesses are facing.
Would you be able to comment on rent and on the progress we're making there, as well as on anything you're hearing from the town halls that you weren't able to give us in the 10 minutes that you had to speak?