Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Minister, I can answer the question from my NDP colleague, because I have the emergency account numbers in hand. According to the CFIB, to date, 150,000 businesses have not repaid their loan.
It is likely that next year will be hard for these businesses and some of them may be facing bankruptcy. In fact, 200,000 businesses went into debt to pay back the emergency account. That brings the total up to 350,000 businesses in jeopardy, according to the CFIB. For them, and especially for the 150,000 businesses that have yet to pay back their loan, next year will be critical. It is likely that they will just have to close their doors.
Minister, have you assessed the economic cost these bankruptcies would incur?