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Finance committee  There's no question in my mind. We've seen it all through our housing crisis, which still exists. In my view, the big banks have a free pass in being part of the solution through that crisis. And in this crisis right now some of our smaller credit unions here in B.C. have stepped up to the plate, lowered their interest rates, and in some cases suspended interest rates for a number of months to allow people to work their way through this.

April 24th, 2020Committee meeting

Mike Hurley

Finance committee  For us right now, the immediate need is for our vulnerable populations, our homeless population. We are not getting any support for them from the federal government. Although we hear there's support out there, we haven't been able to see any of it brought our way. Our vulnerable population is exploding, both the homeless and those in danger of being homeless.

April 24th, 2020Committee meeting

Mike Hurley

Finance committee  Thanks, Peter, for those couple of questions that I think you've thrown my way. First of all, if the emergency wage subsidy were extended to municipalities, it would allow us to bring many of our workers back to work and use them in other ways throughout the city. As we all know, this pandemic has led to many social issues within the city.

April 24th, 2020Committee meeting

Mike Hurley

Finance committee  Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. Thank you to the committee, and especially to my MP Peter Julian for bringing this forward. I believe these dialogues are important. They provide a mechanism to share information whereby all levels of government can work together and aid one another, all for the common good of Canadians.

April 24th, 2020Committee meeting

Mike Hurley