Yes, that's absolutely true. Tourism operators don't even know if they can open the doors if that wage subsidy isn't extended into the fall. There's a lot of capital invested, as you mentioned, Mr. Easter, just in opening the doors and getting things rolling, let alone hiring and knowing how many they can hire and how many they can support. This affects our unemployment rates. This affects our ability to provide good service and experiences. We do believe it's absolutely crucial that the wage subsidy is extended, especially with seasonal operators in mind.
Prince Edward Island doesn't have as much of the luxury that other provinces across Canada do in terms of having a really robust four-season situation. Especially when it comes to tourism and hospitality, we really rely on those summer months. As much as we've been trying to build out the other seasons, going into fall and winter experiences and spring, we're still not there yet. With this, it really does put an extra setback onto those goals that we had as a province.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to that. We believe it is crucial to bring that forward into at least September.