Thank you for your question.
I believe that we're now in a constructive mode where we're trying to perfect the model. I think that these measures must be adopted in a truly diligent manner, and we must all do our due diligence. However, we must acknowledge that some businesses are being left behind. I think that start-ups and research and development companies are included in this group simply because their investments are based on a promise of future profitability. These businesses have a hard time demonstrating a loss of revenue because most of them had no revenue in March 2019, for example, or even last January. Ironically, these businesses are the future of the Canadian economy and the Quebec economy. These businesses surely include the future Google or the future Canadian Apple. The current wage subsidy program, which is based on lost revenue, pushes these businesses aside somewhat.
At the federation, we proposed a type of loan to help these organizations pay wages. These loans could be converted into grants if the businesses do what they're supposed to do and the employees are still at work after a certain period. In this way, we would reach the last bastion of people who are somewhat excluded from the current measure.
I urge you to consider this proposal and to try to speed up its implementation, so that the money reaches the businesses as quickly as possible. The money must move from the parliamentary discussion stage to the reality of businesses across Canada.
Thank you.