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Ms. Sonia Sidhu (Brampton South, Lib.)

May/10/22 2:11:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, since 1887, the Brampton Board of Trade has been a strong voice for Brampton businesses. It has been offering services that help businesses grow and prosper. This year, the BBOT celebrates its 135th anniversary, and I want to recognize its dedication in serving the business community. Businesses faced unprecedented challenges during the pandemic, but with the leadership of the chair, Donna Fagon-Pascal, and the CEO, Todd Letts, BBOT helped businesses navigate through this tough time. I want to thank the BBOT for connecting the business community through advocacy issue forums and networking events, which promote economic development. From funding the Riverwalk flood mitigation project to supporting public transit, upskilling our workers and supporting affordable child care, we have always worked hand in hand and will continue this work into the future.

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

May/10/22 2:31:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, building a fairer and more inclusive economy has been a central focus for our government since day one. That is why we raised taxes on the 1% so that we could lower them for the middle class. That is why we introduced the Canada child benefit, stopping cheques from going to millionaires in order to send more money to families that needed it most, and more. That is why budget 2022 just introduced a temporary Canada recovery dividend and increases corporate income tax on banks permanently. Businesses must pay their fair share of taxes, and that is exactly what this government is ensuring.

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Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)

May/10/22 2:59:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last year, as I recall, there was COVID-19, so there were fewer applications. While Ottawa is asleep at the wheel when it comes to temporary foreign workers, our small and medium-sized businesses are being clobbered by the labour shortage. While the government tells us that everything is fine, 15% of Quebec's SMEs are outsourcing their operations because they do not have anyone to work at the plant, and 62% of them are losing contracts because they do not have any workers, because they have to raise their prices, and because they have to deliver their products late. When will the government realize that they need to do everything they can to expedite and streamline the arrival of temporary foreign workers for our SMEs?

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Hon. Mary Ng (Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Lib.)

May/10/22 3:01:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what I can share with the House and the hon. member is that this government has always stood behind small businesses throughout the pandemic to support them and get them through the pandemic. Do members know what we did in budget 2022? We cut their taxes, so that we could help businesses and small businesses grow. We are going to keep working for small businesses and entrepreneurs as a country to help them start up, scale up and access those new markets.

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Mr. Blake Richards (Banff—Airdrie, CPC)

May/10/22 3:02:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that sounded like another load of disinformation. Tourism operators, restaurants and other small businesses in Alberta are ready to be back at full capacity, but there is something holding them back: severe labour shortages. In many cases, these shortages are forcing them to cut back their business hours. They cannot even turn to the temporary foreign worker program, because the Liberal government is drowning small businesses in red tape and is failing to process LMIAs and work permits. Does the Liberal government not understand the massive economic cost of businesses being closed because they cannot find enough workers, or does it just not care?

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