Thank you.
As part of those extraordinary measures, communities were supported through the COVID relief fund to be able to act quickly and swiftly to protect citizens from COVID-19. They did incredible things all across the country, with different responses.
Of course, that meant that, just like other communities, businesses struggled. Despite the fact that Indigenous Services Canada provided significant resources, in the hundreds of millions of dollars, to indigenous businesses to get them through these tough times, like other COVID recovery measures, many are still struggling. We're going to be there for indigenous businesses as they come out of this very difficult time. As public health measures change and shift, we'll continue to be there. We'll have the backs of indigenous business owners across this country for as long as it takes.