Thanks, both of you.
I just have a couple of points, Minister. On the economist that Ms. Dzerowicz mentioned, her key line was—I think it has a nice ring to it— that “child care is the secret sauce to recovery”. She explained in her evidence that “the secret sauce to recovery” means that if women got child care, they could get back into the workforce, etc. That has a nice ring to it.
There was a witness on June 4, and if there's one thing I can really congratulate you, the Prime Minister and the cabinet on, it's a willingness to basically change the programs to make them work as new information comes in. I know you're trying to do that with the wage subsidy, but one company that was before us on June 4 was Brandt Tractor—I know that Finance has this information—which employs 3,200 people. Their problem is that they actually bought out another company last year. If both companies were operating on their own, they would both qualify for the wage subsidy, but because they purchased this other company, that affects their revenue, so they don't have required drop in revenues to access the subsidy. They are an example that I know you're trying to fix. They're not the only company in that situation, but I just draw that example to your attention because they were a witness before the committee. They're a strong Canadian company, and they were very worried about their 3,200 jobs. This is in the evidence. I know that it's gone to Finance, but it's in the evidence for June 4.
With that, I again sincerely want to thank you for today, and also for the reports you give us. There is a lot of information. As Julie said, it is really unbelievable the amount of programs that have been rolled out and the changes that have been made to them as we roll along. There are still people falling through the cracks—I know that—but we thank you for your efforts. We know that you're working long hours and working hard.
With that, thank you for appearing before us again.