Mr. Speaker, while big companies like Amazon have made billions of dollars in profits during this pandemic, small Canadian businesses have been struggling to survive. These small businesses are job creators and supporters of local charities; they drive our local economies. The Liberal government has a responsibility to support these entrepreneurs and their workers who are facing crushing debt and the possibility of going out of business.
Though some programs to get businesses through this difficult time have been developed, many of them remain inaccessible or do not go far enough to help those hit hardest by the pandemic. The government keeps promising support, but small businesses are saying it has failed to deliver. As the second wave hits, help is needed now more than ever. It is crucial that the Liberals fix the flawed commercial rent program and backdate it to April so small businesses finally get the help they desperately need.
Join me and the thousands of hardest-hit businesses across the country in calling on the Liberals to immediately table the legislation needed to save small business in Canada.