COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, I will finish the quote. The premier also said that was a good first step. To paraphrase, Sonya Savage, Alberta's energy minister, said on CTV News, “I'd like to see the rest of the package now, please, as well.” As I said, WTI is trading at minus $40.32. That was

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, with all due respect to the minister, she did not quite answer my question. I was asking the criteria for size. The American payroll wage subsidy program lists a small business as 500 employees or less. Everything is bigger in America it seems. Again, for these BDC

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, another part of the announcements was that the BDC said it would only issue loans to operators that were financially viable prior to the current economic environment. I would like to know from the government what day it used to determine the prior financial viability

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, the government announced for the energy sector $1.72 billion for orphan well remediation, an emissions reduction fund and a business credit availability program. The first idea actually comes from Bill C-221, which is the MP for Lakeland's bill. A Conservative MP sug

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises  Mr. Speaker, Tony Gareau, Marlee Gagnon, Carolyn Turner and Paul Ledaire are just some of the small business health professionals in my riding who are being left behind by the gaps in the Canada emergency business account and the wage subsidy programs. These programs continue to

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises  Mr. Speaker, CFIB data suggests that one-third of Canadian small businesses will never open again, if the government continues to drag its feet in getting financial support into their hands. Small business loan programs established through BDC and Export Development Canada are de

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I am going to confirm that it does not work seamlessly, but I do enjoy the ability to mute microphones at will, something that is impossible to do in person. I am sure you will share this pain with me, Madam Speaker, and there are opportunities for virtual Parliame

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie for his question. With respect to any questions that he, as NDP critic, would like to ask the heritage minister, I am sure his experience is similar to mine, which is to say, government ministers do not really answer

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I am glad to see you in the Chair. To the hon. member, that is exactly the point I have been trying to make. I want every member to be heard and every member to be able to participate in a virtual Parliament. However, do members think that satellite installation i

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Salaberry—Suroît for her question. All members of our Conservative caucus, particularly those from Quebec, such as the member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, stand up for the rights and health of Quebeckers. I can assure the member that the Queb

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, like other members, I will begin by echoing the comments by the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle, the leader of Her Majesty's official opposition, that our prayers and thoughts are with the victims of the shooting over the weekend. It reminds members how precious life is

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the decision by the Minister of Finance to reclassify expenditures made to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and other multilateral development banks from provisioned assets with no residual value to a full investment asset: (a) why was the change mad

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the First-Time home buyer incentive (FTHBI) announced by the government in 2019, between September 1, 2019, and February 1, 2020: (a) how many applicants have applied for mortgages through the FTHBI, broken down by province and municipality; (b) of those applicants

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have listened to the debate so far from various members. I have talked about access for rare disease patients being very important. There is a University of Ottawa study from the IFSD Institute, which is where the former Parliamentary Budget Officer, Kevin Page,

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member for Fredericton mentioned that some members do not agree, so I thank her for recognizing that fact. I am pleased that she is here in the House and not her predecessor, whom I disagreed with often in this place. Despite having disagreements, obviously we