I think it's too early to tell, because it's a proposed program. I don't know if they've issued all the rules. The only thing we've seen so far in a write-up about the program—it's not supposed to go into effect until after the budget passes, so maybe it starts in June—is that it's only supposed to be used by Canadian-based private companies. Other than that, it's not clear to us what conditions or restrictions would be built into the program to avoid some of the abuses we saw under the wage subsidy program. These abuses continue.
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