I will point out that CTAQ and Dimitri are here, as a member of my organization and part of our 11-organization coalition.
We came and worked together because this is the single most debilitating issue that's impacting food and beverage manufacturing today. We didn't have a choice. We had to come out with some short-term measures to alleviate the pressure that our companies are facing, but, most importantly, our workers are facing. These people have continued to go to work for two years in congregate settings to make sure that the rest of us have food on our tables.
As you know, we have been working very hard for the past three months. I am pleased to report that this past Monday, we had a meeting with Minister Qualtrough from ESDC. She confirmed to us that she has reviewed our proposal in depth and is looking at it. I will say that we left that meeting feeling that with that specific proposal, we have the attention of the federal government.