I can't imagine you would eagerly anticipate a tax increase once your company has turned the bend and returned to a profitable status where you're going to be contributing to the province, to the community and also to the livelihoods of your employees. As a personal user of your on- and off-road product, I would certainly hate to see you go.
Thank you for the good work you do, and the excellent product you produce.
I would like to ask Ms. van den Berg a few questions. One of my constituents approached me this morning about what I was doing for them. They happen to own five Smitty's restaurants. I was asked what I had done for them lately. I said, “I'm going to be doing something for you this afternoon. Your industry is presenting at the finance committee. I'm going to ask them some good questions and give them an opportunity to toot their horn.”
One of the biggest problems that has been communicated to me by restaurant businesses is that the provincial lockdowns and restrictions have prevented them from running their business. Does your industry have any stats at all as to COVID transmission rates in the restaurant industry?