Thank you, Madam Chair.
Minister, I have a couple of questions for you, and then I want to ask you about something that a constituent has brought to my attention.
The first question is this: What advice would you be able to give the Prime Minister and the Minister of Environment on the recent announcement to cease funding on road construction in Canada? As you know, it will burden the small businesses on their supply chain issues.
The second question I want to ask you is that 46.4% of parents reported difficulties finding child care in 2023, which is up from 36.4% in 2019.
Now I want to tell you about a constituent. I want you to reflect on this for minute.
I had a call from a female constituent who has a small business. She had very few employees, and she was obviously affected by the pandemic. She hasn't taken a paycheque for many years, and she had the blessing of having savings that she was able to live on. Now the savings are gone. She phoned in to find out what other options she has. She doesn't qualify for a loan, but she was told that if she does go bankrupt, the government will come after her RRSPs, because they have the right to do so.
Can you maybe answer those questions, and tell me how would you react if someone brought that to your attention?