Yes, I can start.
I hope that these estimates were the result of unbridled optimism. Perhaps it was thought that the second wave wouldn't be as large as it was, that we would quickly regain our momentum in April, May or June and that the programs would no longer be needed.
I hope that the federal government is fully aware that these programs are still needed as long as the situation remains serious. This was also the case with the second wave. We may not have seen it coming with the same magnitude, but it arrived. The programs are there, and they have been extended. The Canada emergency wage subsidy, for example, has been extended until June.
I don't see why the rationale would be different for a third wave. I don't know how many waves there will be or how long it will take to recover.
The key is to be there. Mr. Trudeau said it. You must be there for the people, and he is. He must be there for as long as it takes.