Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to make it clear to the committee members and the witnesses that the Emergencies Act and the three associated orders in council didn't target only the Ottawa area. They applied as a whole across Canada. That's what the act and the orders in council say. We mustn't forget that.
My question is for Mr. Tremblay.
Mr. Bisson, who represents businesses in Gatineau, told us earlier that the two‑year pandemic and the three‑week occupation of downtown Ottawa took their toll on businesses. One specific challenge is staff retention in the midst of a labour shortage. Many businesses lost employees because those employees moved on to other fields.
Is the same situation happening in Ottawa? If so, what can be done about it?