Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Surrey Centre for articulating the benefits of the changes before us. As I have heard in the communities I represent, they are much needed.
What we have not heard in the debate yet is a clear explanation from the government as to why it refuses to make the changes to the the commercial rent assistance program retroactive to April 1.
Could the member explain to the House why there has been so much reluctance to make those changes retroactive and to correct what was really an unfair disparity between tenants whose landlords were up for participating in the program and those whose landlords were not?