Kathy Borrelli

Thank you, Chair. Ms. Huot, witnesses who previously came to the committee during our study on the advanced manufacturing and metallurgical sectors said many SMEs are facing excessive pressure due to the new section 232 tariffs of April 6. They said specifically that loans will not help them, since they are already operating at a loss with the burden of these new tariffs. The minister came out [more]

Excuse me. I fully understand the different offers that were made and the $1 billion through the BDC and the $500 million through FedDev. What I'm asking is, why were loans offered when testimony was already given that loans wouldn't help them and they needed tariff relief?

Okay. Thank you very much. Some of these larger companies are able to hire consultants and lawyers to apply for the loans, because it's very complicated to apply for these loans. Small and some medium SMEs cannot. They cannot spare the staff to do that. Really, they're very insistent that the tariff relief is what they need. They cannot repay the loans. They're not operating at a profit. Thank [more]

Okay. Thank you so much. That's great. Let's just get to the nitty-gritty. This is our last meeting. I want to ask a question that can help us learn what to do. What steps can we take? Across Canada, in remote and urban neighbourhoods, what do you believe is required to ensure access to safe and stable housing for women? If you could make one recommendation to this committee arising from this [more]

Thanks.

Are there people in your community who would help make that happen, should you have the funding you need?

Thank you, Mary. I have a question for Mr. Harris. When women leave transitional housing—I guess they have to at a certain point—what keeps them from being successful in the outside world? Could you answer quickly? I have another question.

It's interesting that you mentioned Hiatus House. Hiatus House provides services in my community of Windsor, and it does amazing work—

—urban areas, so rather than be critical of them—

Thank you, Chair. My first question is for Kelly Tallon Franklin. Ms. Franklin, women may have different reasons for accessing shelters, but many women share a similar story in their pathways from being in an unsafe situation to securing support for stable housing. From your experience in working alongside women and children fleeing gender-based violence, can you describe the experiences and [more]

Gender-based violence is one of the number one crime situations in Windsor. I'm sure it's true in a lot of other—

Mary, do you have transitional housing for women who have suffered from violence?

Thank you so much, Chair. As a registered nurse, I provided health care and helped fix the physical wounds of children and their mothers who had been subject to violence, but the work our witnesses do is just amazing. I don't know if I could do it. You are very brave, and we very much appreciate the work you do. Mary Hannaburg, you mentioned earlier in your testimony that there are [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government's countertariffs are killing new work for Windsor manufacturers. Cavalier Tool's three plants need specialized U.S. steel and aluminum they cannot source elsewhere. On $244,000 moulds, their 5% to 10% profit is wiped out by countertariffs. They are trying to maintain their skilled workforce. Under the conditions the Liberals have caused, this is becoming too [more]

Essex Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table a dissenting report to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology's report on the impact of U.S. tariffs on Canada's metallurgical and advanced manufacturing sectors. I would like to recognize and thank my Conservative colleagues, our staff and, especially, the member for, whose advocacy was important in bringing attention to this issue. When this [more]

Thank you.

Ms. Patell, a 2026 study looked at 434 loan apps across several countries and found that 141 appeared to violate national regulatory rules, while 147 appeared to violate Google's own policies. After researchers disclosed the findings, Google removed 93 flagged apps from Google Play, representing more than 300 million cumulative installs. If these apps were violating Google's own rules, why were [more]

I'm looking particularly at the financial apps that are asking for highly sensitive information, not harmless games or basic utilities. Why isn't the standard for loan, investment, crypto, banking and debt relief apps much higher? Why aren't you catching them before they even reach the users?