Mr. Speaker, the retail sector is going through a major crisis, and this is symptomatic of the general state of the economy.
Like Target, Mexx, Jacob and Smart Set, now Bikini Village is going out of business, and another 400 jobs will be lost. In my riding, merchants in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield are worried. Downtown businesses are disappearing one by one. In Ormstown, many other merchants are afraid of being pushed out.
The Conservative government is helping the richest 15%, but where is the plan to help SMEs and create jobs for the middle class?