I would like to first point out that our stores got through a 20-month border closure during the pandemic. We can get through this decline in traffic going over the border again if we have the correct support and if we have the playing field levelled so we can compete with our only competitor, which is the United States. If we get this tax issue cleared up, which we think is a very straightforward issue, we'll be able to get through this decline in traffic over the border despite the lack of urgency to get things cleared up.
We are viable businesses. We operate in small communities across Canada that really depend on these businesses as pillars of the community. We're seeing a loss of employment as stores are closing. We had one close in New Brunswick, and four or five more are on the brink out west. We feel that urgency. Just having a level playing field with our only competitor, the United States, with this very small tax issue would really go a long way toward seeing us through this difficult time.