Again, I am very confident the department is listening carefully to the ideas that are coming through on the floor. However, as far as coming up with new streams of funding, I can also say quite confidently that the Minister of Finance does not want me to make commitments around funding, short of using my due diligence to do that. I will go back. We will put some due diligence to it, see if there are some other options here. There certainly are funding options right now through COVID, and I realize it's not a perfect system. Nothing is. Everyone is doing the best they can with what they have in the context of COVID relief. The business development, the BDIC certainly has changed their loan programs to try to increase access to equity, make it easier to access that equity, which may well be the best and most expeditious way for businesses to access equity.
Caroline Wawzonek on Question 454-19(2): Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on November 2nd, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 454-19(2): Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) Policy
Oral Questions
November 2nd, 2020
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