Madam Speaker, it seems holiday magic is not meant for everyone.
According to Statistics Canada, more than 98,000 companies are unsure whether they have the liquidity or access to credit available to repay their CEBA loans.
With 98,000 businesses in limbo, SMEs are not the only ones in need of reassurance before the holidays. Hundreds of thousands of workers need some too. The January 18 deadline is a sword hanging over all these peoples' heads.
Will the government extend the deadline so they can rest assured that their jobs will still be waiting for them after the holidays?