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Yves Perron Bloc Québécois
“A business in my riding was saved from bankruptcy because local leaders worked together to help. Small businesses in Quebec need help so they do not close. I want to know if my colleague agrees that a wage subsidy would help keep these businesses open.”
“Mr. Speaker, my colleague raised some good points. I liked the part where he talked about the protections that Quebec offers consumers. I would like to talk to him about the business world. Berthier—Maskinongé witnessed a minor miracle this morning. It was the grand reopening of Duchesne et Fils, which had been under the protection of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act for months. All of the elected officials, namely the MNA, the RCM’s reeve, the mayor and myself, worked as a team and helped Groupe Zohar, the company that took over. We were happy. The employees’ faces looked so different today compared to a few weeks ago, when a press conference was held to sound the alarm and point out that more time was needed. This is the kind of thing we need to do. Companies, Quebec’s SMEs, need help. Firms are going out of business. That is what made this morning’s event so special. Would my colleague not agree that our wage subsidy proposal, which I keep bringing up here every chance I get, would help with that?”
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague raised some good points. I liked the part where he talked about the protections that Quebec offers consumers. I would like to talk to him about the business world. Berthier—Maskinongé witnessed a minor miracle this morning. It was the grand reopening of Duchesne et Fils, which had been under the protection of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act for months. All of the elected officials, namely the MNA, the RCM’s reeve, the mayor and myself, worked as a team and helped Groupe Zohar, the company that took over. We were happy. The employees’ faces looked so different today compared to a few weeks ago, when a press conference was held to sound the alarm and point out that more time was needed. This is the kind of thing we need to do. Companies, Quebec’s SMEs, need help. Firms are going out of business. That is what made this morning’s event so special. Would my colleague not agree that our wage subsidy proposal, which I keep bringing up here every chance I get, would help with that?