For now, I'd certainly like some support to keep my employees. That's what's most concerning, because I don't want to lose them. These are highly skilled workers. If the work decreases, by the time we reorganize, find solutions or Canada negotiates with the United States, workers may leave. We can settle everything, but if I lose my employees, I won't be able to keep going. We must keep our employees. That's my priority.
In the last six months, the work has diminished somewhat because of tariffs. Although they weren't high, there was still uncertainty in the U.S., which meant there was less investment in U.S. businesses. I've managed to keep all my staff since the beginning of the crisis last summer. We often make them work on plant improvements or things like that. In concrete terms, since last summer, almost half of my employees haven't been working on products that I am going to sell. We're relying on our cash flow right now, but that won't be sustainable in the long term.
