“Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to congratulate my colleague for his excellent speech. What SMEs told us in committee, during an emergency study of this matter, is that they need help, that the 25% tariffs are a disaster, but that the loans have to stop. They are already carrying too much debt. That is why we are proposing a wage subsidy, which has the advantage of maintaining the employment relationship. These businesses often employ welders, machinists and operators, all trades with a severe worker shortage. Without a wage subsidy, companies may have to lay them off. Their EI benefits would amount to about as much as a wage subsidy. However, when the time comes to rehire them, they might be harder to get back. Can my colleague explain this to us some more and try to convince the government about how important this measure is?”
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Mr. Speaker, The ask · 13 wordsin my view, it is essential that the government agree to our request, Claims · 105 wordswhich is not only a Bloc Québécois request, but also what many SMEs and various industrial and economic sectors have been calling for.What is interesting about this measure is that it does not call for any new mechanisms to be developed.They were already developed during the pandemic.1In fact, one of the reasons put forward for doing so during the pandemic was to maintain these employment relationships so that businesses would not lose their employees in the midst of a labour shortage in occupations that are difficult to fill, frankly.It is hard to find welders, machinists, mechanics and electrical engineers, for example.Reasoning · 11 wordsThere is a real need to put this in place quickly.The ask · 11 wordsI hope the government is listening to what we are doing.Positioning · 20 wordsThis is not at all political.It is truly a proposal for the benefit of our businesses and our workers.PositioningReasoning · 19 wordsI am convinced that, if the government is serious, it will agree to our request and implement this quickly.
