Thank you for the question.
Across the country, we are and historically have been the number one source of employment for young Canadians, for new Canadians and for people looking to build a business and a life for their family. We offer above minimum wage in nearly all jurisdictions across the country, but we also offer the flexibility that a lot of students require with their class schedules. I know that first-hand.
I think what we've been struggling with is that, because of the rolling lockdowns and because of the restrictions, all of our employees and all that institutional memory have had to find other places to go. They absolutely had bills to pay. They had to pay for rent and groceries, and they couldn't afford to hold out for “maybe we'll reopen next week.”
That's a lot of institutional memory, skill sets and investment that businesses made on the part of their staff and their employees to keep the hospitality business up and running. Now those people have found gainful employment elsewhere. Why risk that to come back to an industry that can't guarantee the same level of security? I absolutely get it.