Well, in fact, all of those groups and people that you've mentioned have been stepping up.
Our league lost somewhere in the neighbourhood of $20 million last year, and those losses were funded by those individuals and those groups you're describing. In fact, I call them sports philanthropists. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment did not buy the Argos because they believed they would have a great financial windfall. They bought the Argos because they love Canada, they love the CFL, and they wanted to help rebuild the team.
Their losses were substantial, so the question, really, for us is: How many losses can these owners take when they've been losing approximately in total $20 million a year? There is now, of course, a dramatically accelerated level of losses that will come with a truncated season or a lost season altogether. I don't think it would be fair to question the motives of our owners, because I think they are remarkable Canadians who have given tremendously to our league and our sport.
Again, we're not looking for a handout. We don't want to stand in front of Canadians with real needs. We're looking for a partnership with government where we can sustain this league through the crisis. We want to pay the government back and taxpayers back.
We think our ask is different from what it may be reflected, but really what we want to do is sit down and have a conversation with all of you and figure a way through to the other side.