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House Hansard - 83

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 7, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Hon. Mary Ng (Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/22 3:09:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, here are the facts. This contract was proactively disclosed to the public over two years ago. I was not involved in the awarding of it, and this contract was reviewed by the civil service to ensure compliance with the rules.
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Hon. Mary Ng (Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/22 3:10:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I said, all information related to this contract was disclosed proactively two years ago. I might remind the hon. member that at the height of this pandemic, it was critical to ensure that our small businesses and our workers knew what was available to them. I think our record speaks for itself. Five million jobs were— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Hon. Mary Ng
  • Jun/7/22 3:11:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all of the information related to this contract was proactively disclosed over two years ago. Let us remember that at the height of this pandemic, it was really critical that small businesses, workers and Canadians understood what was available to them in support. Now the record speaks for itself. Over five million jobs were saved as a result of the wage subsidy, and over 900,000 businesses got small business loans as a result of CEBA.
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