That's awesome. It's a great part of the country.
I think the biggest issue that all of the smaller shipyards are facing is a continuity of work. Especially where we are, on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway, the majority of our commercial customers want their work done within a three-month period during the shutdown of the seaway, when they're not able to transport cargo. We have a massive ramp-up period followed by a massive bust period.
The projects have all been green-lit. We have these VLE programs. We have regular dry dockings and refits. If the government is able to strategically align those projects during the slow periods for the smaller shipyards, what it will do is create a continuity of work and intrinsically link commercial work and government work in Canada.
It will allow shipyards to have a continuity of work and save our workers, essentially. When we have to lay people off, we're losing experience and skills. It's very difficult to get those people to come back into our shipyards. As you all know, it's a very tough labour market out there right now, and continuity and long-term employment are very important.