Thank you for your question.
Yes, last summer, weekly newspapers across the country received support from the federal government through the Canada periodical fund to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. There was also a full-page ad and various amounts of funding that were handed out. The assistance was certainly welcome. We have about a hundred weekly newspapers in Quebec, so the support made a difference for us. That said, what we are currently getting from the federal government is somewhat less than what the CAQ government in Quebec is providing. It's actually tough to compare the two, because the Quebec government is a lot more generous with COVID-19 support than the federal government.
As I said in my opening remarks, we are expecting to receive further assistance, given that the newspaper industry is being battered by two storms. Not only has the COVID-19 crisis resulted in a significant drop in revenues, but we are also engaged in an internal war against Google and Facebook, one that is undermining newspapers across the country. Daily and weekly newspapers, big and small, are all affected, ranging from the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star to Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe. With the American global giants shamelessly and unapologetically stealing royalties and advertising revenue from us, we are all struggling.