PM Trudeau unveils new business rent assistance, loosened loan qualifications

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new rent assistance program for businesses, and plans to loosen the criteria needed for small- and medium-sized companies to qualify for a loan, the latest indications that it will be a long time before the country is back to business as usual. Speaking to the challenges faced by businesses and commercial property owners, Trudeau said the new Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program will help small businesses cover their rents for April, M