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Emergency Rent Subsidy, Support for Small Businesses – November 23, 2020
Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics: Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister and minister of finance, speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill. She is joined via videoconference by ministers Diane Lebouthillier (National Revenue) and Mary Ng (small business). They discuss the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS), the federal government’s new commercial rent-relief program that provides aid directly to tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministers Harjit Sajjan (defence) and Patty Hajdu (health) speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as the federal cabinet meets. Minister Sajjan is asked about the military's role in Canada's eventual rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Minister Hajdu faces questions on Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Conservative MPs Pat Kelly (the party’s critic for small business and western economic development), Philip Lawrence (the party’s national revenue critic), and Bernard Généreux raise concerns about the auditing of small businesses. The Conservatives have called for a temporary pause on audits of companies that have received the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy due to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. During Question Period, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland responds to questions concerning the government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and more.