Thank you, Chair.
Ms. Pohlmann, thank you very much for joining the committee today. Your perspective is obviously very important to the study that's in front of us.
My father used to own a small business, and I used to work there during my high school days. I understand how resilient small businesses are and how important they are to the neighbourhood, so, through you to your membership, I want to thank them for doing what they do.
Small businesses are also very crucial to the economic recovery post pandemic. That's why the government has introduced a series of financial assistance programs, including CEBA, the rent subsidy and the wage subsidy, until June of this year. What kind of feedback have you been hearing from your membership regarding these financial support programs?