Thank you for that answer.
Through you, Mr. Chair, I would ask about the whole issue of the sense of urgency. We heard from the minister and we've seen rising case counts across the country that cause us some concern in terms of using all the tools available to all levels of government to combat the spread of the virus. I get a sense from some of the comments we've heard in speeches in the House and here at the committee that there's a desire to move this forward and further protect Canadians.
My question is—if and when it's passed, and I certainly don't want to jinx the process—how quickly does it make its way to the workers who will then receive the benefit. For my postal carrier who's delivering the mail and who may contract some symptoms or feel that it's safer to stay home because of some of the health issues they're experiencing, how quickly would the benefit flow through to the employees in federally regulated industries? Is that the first quarter of 2022? Is that something later next year?
Can we get some idea in terms of how quickly the benefit will flow through to the employees?