I don't believe this will help us.
I have to applaud the government for the recent loan forgiveness program for rural communities. That will help. That will encourage more people to go out into those rural communities, with full loan forgiveness, and that's going to make an impact in some of these roles. That's a crucial decision the government's taken, but the cumulative effect of some of these decisions is starting to wear down our sector.
I'll just remind you, our members don't take government funding, except for student aid and sometimes grants. Sometimes they directly fund tuition for programs when there's high need, like for personal support worker training in Ontario when we stepped up during COVID.
Our members invest their own capital and take their own risk, so anything that makes it more difficult to operate will be a challenge for our sector.