Madam Speaker, during this year's Small Business Week, we recognize the resilience small business has shown through this pandemic.
Small businesses are the heart of our communities and the backbone of the Canadian economy. This year, they have stepped up more than ever.
Bruinwood Estate Distillery in Roberts Creek is one of many distilleries in my riding that started making hand sanitizer to help keep us safe. When tourism bus travel stopped, Squamish Connector partnered with Poparide to help commuters travel, and Whistler Connection pivoted its business to deliver food to the most vulnerable.
As we look to build back better, our chambers and BIAs are providing leadership. The Ambleside and Dundarave Business Improvement Association, in particular, is helping to provide the vision that will make our community of West Vancouver thrive going forward.
This is why it is so important to shop local. Our communities go as our small businesses go, and our government will continue to be there to support them through the wage subsidy, rental assistance and no-interest loans, just as small businesses have been there to support us.