Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Bloc for talking about small businesses. We know small businesses are facing an availability and affordability crisis when it comes to commercial insurance, and it can be quite hard to find an insurer at a price that a small firm can afford. In a recent report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, we learned that half of Canadian business owners “have experienced an increase of 10% or more in their...insurance premiums over the last 12 months”. The cost of insurance has been in the top three most impactful costs for businesses for months and months now.
Is it not time for the government to take a closer look at how insurance costs and accessibility are impacting small businesses in Canada and Quebec?