news of encouraging developments in the quest for a coronavirus vaccine makes it feels like things could be back to normal soon, remember: anything remotely resembling normal is still a very long way off.Tens of thousands of Canadian small businesses have been forced to shut their doors over the last 10 months as the economic trainwreck that is 2020 continues to batter consumers and entrepreneurs alike.It’s that reality that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday said underlines the federal government’s new rent subsidy program — applications for which are now open — as the country prepares to batten down the hatches for a long, difficult winter ahead.“It would be so tragic for any viable charity, businesses, non-profit to make.