Pat Kelly, Conservative Shadow Minister for Small Business and Western Economic Development and Philip Lawrence, Shadow Minister for National Revenue,听released the following statement regarding the听passage of the Conservative motion to support small and medium sized businesses on Nov. 4:听
Today, with the passage of our motion in the House of Commons, Conservatives have secured more help for small and medium sized businesses harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result of our efforts, the Trudeau Liberals must pause their punishing audits on small and medium sized businesses until June 2021 and provide additional flexibility in the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and other programs to support entrepreneurs and workers.听
This builds on our Conservative track record of standing up for small and medium sized businesses and making the government鈥檚 emergency programs better for Canadians. This includes increasing the wage subsidy from 10 to 75 per cent, advocating for changes to the Liberals鈥� failed rent subsidy program, and now, postponing the Liberal audits on small and medium sized businesses.听
It鈥檚 shameful that the Trudeau Liberals failed to support this motion and voted for punitive audits on small and medium sized businesses during the second wave of the听pandemic.
These community businesses are fighting to keep their doors open, and Justin Trudeau wants to make it harder by sending the tax collector after them. While Justin Trudeau and the Liberals think small businesses are tax cheats 鈥� Conservatives know they are the backbone of our economy.听
Conservatives understand that there is no Canadian economy without our small and medium sized businesses.
It鈥檚 as simple as that.
Under the leadership of Erin O鈥橳oole, we will continue to stand up for workers and entrepreneurs across Canada and ensure they get the support they need to weather this pandemic.
听
