Finance committee  It has been a difficult experience. What I ended up having to do in Ottawa was hold an info session with provincial minister Prabmeet Sarkaria and provincial minister Tibollo, as well as with the Royal Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Public Health. We put together an info session for

Finance committee  Thank you. I'll be very brief. It's more than getting vaccinations rolled out; it's getting back consumers' confidence that they can go to live events, can go to restaurants, can take in tourism. I think we need all levels of government to stop pointing fingers at each other, wh

Finance committee  Thank you very much for your question, Mr. Kelly, and thank you for the invitation today. With regard to owning a small business, I think a lot of people think that we do it as something that we're passionate about, which is true, but we also do it to make a living. When I heard

Finance committee  Thank you, Chair. It's nice to see you again. It's nice to see MP Dzerowicz and MP Fraser. I'd also like to thank MP Kelly for asking me to join today to address the federal response to the COVID-19 crisis in small businesses across Canada. I'm very fortunate that I've met over

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question. I will be as brief as possible. We appreciate when the government uses generosity—very much so. I look at it as the government's having closed our industry, and rightfully so. Please don't get me wrong. I understand why the shutdown happene

Finance committee  That's absolutely correct, sir. They're not going to be here. Many industries are not going to be here a year from now unless we get more support, more subsidies from the government. The loans aren't going to cut it. The federal government put millions upon millions of dollars t

Finance committee  It's still happening today, to the best of my knowledge.

Finance committee  I absolutely will. Thank you.

Finance committee  Yes. Thank you so much for asking me to do so. We've looked at different industries. I know that the government's been looking at the airline industry and how we solve that. The problem is that 98%—this huge number—of people work for small businesses. Yes, there was no playbook.

Finance committee  No problem at all. Thank you so much for asking the question, Mr. Fraser, and thank you for the kind words. You know, I think, honestly, this a team effort. This is a team effort between small business and the government, whether it's federal or provincial. We do need people in

Finance committee  Good afternoon, and thank you very much, Mr. Chair. As was said, my name is Michael Wood. I am a partner at Ottawa Special Events. I want to thank the Standing Committee on Finance for the opportunity to hear my concerns and recommendations on behalf of small businesses across