Certainly. Let me begin with Mr. Jelley.
First of all, as an Atlantic Canadian, who is just across the Northumberland Strait from you, I can tell you that my family very much enjoys our summer visits to the island. I make it an annual habit of popping over to Shining Waters. I was there last year with our family. I was very impressed with the measures that you have put in place to allow for social distancing, despite the fact that you had, for the last summer, a fairly large number of guests visiting. In the outdoor environment that you manage, I never once felt as though I were being put in harm's way. I very much appreciate the steps you put forward.
I want to turn to your testimony about the wage subsidy in particular. Believe me, you're not the only tourism operator who has made this point, but I think you've broken it down in more explicit detail than others have. As I understand it, the transition away from the wage subsidy, as the hiring incentive ramps up, might be very appropriate in your view for businesses that perhaps have had a smaller hit to their revenue, or perhaps don't have the same operating costs that a business in your position does, or perhaps that could even earn their revenue over the course of an entire year.
However, what I'm hearing pretty loud and clear from you now is that for a business with significant operating costs, with a short season to earn your revenue, and one that's been hit extra hard because of the travel restrictions, this ain't going to work.
Can you tell me, in your own words, how we can adapt the program to make sure that we're continuing to support businesses like yours, which I am depending on to help kick-start the recovery. How can we avoid over-spending on businesses that would succeed with the planned transition away from the full subsidy while at the same stage preventing you from having to close your doors?