Madam Speaker, as usual, the Liberals are congratulating themselves on what they have done in the past instead of looking at how we need to support those people who fell through the cracks, those small business owners who were not able to access support.
Going forward, we need to know there is a plan in place for rent assistance for small businesses across Canada. This is an urgent need. This is an urgent call for action for our small business owners. There is no value in saving small businesses through the summer if we allow them to fail in the fall.
The pandemic is not over, not by a long shot, but one day it is going to be over. We need to know that the small businesses in our community, the small businesses that make Edmonton Strathcona unique, will be able to thrive and will be strong going into the future.