Mr. Chair, we agree on Bill C-9 because for months, SMEs have needed urgent assistance.
On April 11, the Bloc Québécois started calling for support for fixed costs. Let's talk about the Canada emergency commercial rent assistance program. That program was poorly designed. It was too restrictive and too rigid. For example, chiropractors in Repentigny could not receive that assistance because the property owner did not apply.
Why did the government wait until November to support our businesses and their employees when help was and still is urgently needed?