Mr. Speaker, my understanding, which came from our Prime Minister, is that the idea for the sick benefits actually came from the Premier of British Columbia. In any case, it is an idea that all of us can support. We work much better together when we share our best ideas.
I am very proud that we have the sickness benefits in our legislation. I agree that it will protect millions of Canadians.
I will also say that there are 70 other programs that have been introduced. This is over $200 billion in supports. While maybe some Canadians will not be able to access the sickness benefits, there are lots of other programs out there for support.
We will not stop. We will do everything we can to continue to have the backs of Canadians, Canadian workers and Canadian businesses moving forward.