Thanks very much, Mr. Chair.
Thanks, Mr. McGowan, for the explanation. Basically, it contradicts Madam Dzerowicz's....
The reality is at this point there is no provision that allows for an extension of the wage subsidy as we know it or the rent subsidy as we know it. As you point out, it is zero-rated, which means at this point that we would basically be saying to the Liberals that we hope you do something. That's why the amendments and the Liberal government actually accepting the royal recommendation and basically saying, yes, we will endorse these amendments would have made a real difference in people's lives.
We've heard very compelling testimony from so many Canadian organizations—small businesses, the tourism sector—that this is fundamentally important. It is zero-rated, so it is not correct to say that the wage subsidy and the rent subsidy are somehow going to be renewed for a certain period. It is only an option. That is why it would have been important for the government to accept these amendments that would actually make the extension a reality.