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Jill Andrew

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Toronto—St. Paul's
  • New Democratic Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • 803 St. Clair Ave. W Toronto, ON M6C 1B9 JAndrew-CO@ndp.on.ca
  • tel: 416-656-0943
  • fax: 416-656-0875
  • JAndrew-QP@ndp.on.ca

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  • Nov/30/22 4:00:00 p.m.

The member from Eglinton–Lawrence spoke about how Bill 46, the Less Red Tape, Stronger Ontario Act, is helping to protect and amplify small businesses. I guess I wanted to know, then, why it was her government that granted small business grants to businesses that weren’t even in Ontario to the tune of some $200-plus million during the pandemic—money that was supposed to be supporting our small businesses going out of province. That seems odd.

I know that the member from Eglinton–Lawrence knows that we share communities like Little Jamaica and small businesses in midtown that are squelching for funds and had their grants turned down because of little administrative glitches.

I’m just wondering what the government has to say about that, and particularly the member from Eglinton–Lawrence.

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