Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'll start off with a question that I'll put to our guests from the hotel association and the ones representing the machinists and the aerospace industry.
I thank you for your comments about some of the benefits of the programs we've rolled out to date, particularly the fairly quick action and the importance of the wage subsidy to help maintain a relationship between employers and employees. As well, there are the measures that we've put in place to increase the flow of capital that will help with cash flow over the coming weeks and months.
One of the concerns that I see, and each of you have flagged this, is that there is a longer-term problem, particularly for our guests from the machinists and the aerospace sector, given the potential longer-term impacts on air travel. The hotel association mentioned on a couple of occasions there would be challenges when it comes to long-term stays because of, realistically, a serious systemic hit to the tourism sector.
We'll start with the hotel association. What are the solutions that will help bring that traffic back? I know you mentioned a potential incentive for having business meetings recommence, but are there other suggestions that would help restore the volume that would bring your business back to an even keel? I have the same question for the aerospace sector. What measures can we be implementing in the short term that will help you with the long-term recovery, so that temporary programs like the wage subsidy may not be needed in the longer term?
We'll start with the hotel association and pivot to those representing the aerospace sector.