Mr. Epp, what is your question again?
What is the budget for fighting the government-trained and licensed people who are now triggering a lawsuit against your order in council?
Mr. Chair, I don't have the answer to that question, but obviously the government will defend its position.
Mr. Chair, COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem of this government's policy of spending the cupboards bare in good times instead of planning for a rainy dayand folks, we're in a storm. Unlike this government, municipalities cannot by law say put it on the tab for the next generation. The balanced budget requirements force them to choose between slashed services and drastic tax hikes. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says they need $10 billion in targeted emergency operating funding, so do municipalities slash services, do they raise taxes, or will we be there for the municipalities?