It is a worrying trend that we've started to see. It means they might not have enough customers out there to buy their goods. To piggyback on what Mr. Kennedy said too, the further we fall behind.... That gap between other countries' being vaccinated and our not being, even if it's a small one, for business translates into restrictions having to be in place that much longer. That has an impact, certainly, on our manufacturing sector—on central manufacturers—but it also affects the movement of workers across borders. It affects all those types of flows as well.
On March 12th, 2021. See this statement in context.