Madam Speaker, we agree with the motion's preamble.
We do indeed need to do more to help businesses in distress. However, we do not agree with the motion's proposals for how to do that.
My colleague talked about the wage subsidy. Certain businesses and not-for-profit organizations were not eligible for the subsidy even though they should have been. One example is the Val-Jalbert village historical village. This is completely unfair.
Other organizations have been deemed eligible, however. Just off the top of my head, there is the Liberal Party of Canada. It was deemed eligible for the wage subsidy. It has not repaid the money it got. The Liberals told us they would stop collecting the wage subsidy but would not pay back the money they got. In other words, claiming the subsidy was wrong, but they are going to keep the money anyway.
Does my hon. colleague believe the money the Liberal Party got from the wage subsidy should be given to businesses that really need it?