Through the $19-billion safe restart agreement, it was understood that a portion of those funds were going to be for those 10 days that, yes, the NDP advocated for and people agreed. You're absolutely right. If someone is sick, you don't want them going to work. You want them to be able to stay home.
In addition to that, under the Labour Code, we allowed job protection for that time. If people are sick, they don't have to worry. It's not only financial support. It's also the fact that they're not going to lose their jobs if they're off. They're taking time off because they're sick, or there are other measures they needed to take time off for because of COVID-19.
We're open to discussions in terms of how we move forward. The issue is really about the pandemic. We've had to work closely with the provinces and territories. This is provincial jurisdiction that we're moving into, and you can appreciate that. The pandemic has demonstrated the collaborative nature, and we can continue to dialogue to determine how we can get to a place that is going to best support workers.