Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I have a couple questions for our witnesses. I couldn't help but overhear the exchange between Mr. Chambers and the officials. Mr. Chambers and his colleagues appear to be very concerned about making sure that those who receive the wage subsidy or the CERB are entitled to receive it.
It was interesting, because I was reminded of a motion in the House, in Parliament—and this was introduced by a Conservative—
That, given that the pandemic has had devastating consequences on Canadian workers and businesses, especially in the restaurant, hospitality and tourism sectors, the House call on the government to: (a) immediately pause the audits of small businesses that received the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy until at least June 2021.
On the one hand, the Conservatives are saying they're very concerned about people receiving the wage subsidy when they shouldn't have received it and on the other hand they voted against measures to make sure that what they're concerned about was not happening. I want to point that out. Indeed, the entire Conservative caucus voted in favour of that motion. The entire government caucus voted against it. I just want to point that out for the record.
I'd like to talk about the impact of these programs. I'm wondering if our team from Finance could speak to how many people have been impacted by the programs that have been put in place to support people and businesses through this pandemic. How many people have benefited from the CERB and how many businesses have benefited through the wage subsidy?