I wouldn't say it discourages them; I just think it makes it a lot harder for our members.
It's not just the costs of federal government. We have to keep in mind that they're dealing with the costs from the municipal governments and regulations from provincial governments as well. All of these costs add up. When it's impacting a business's bottom line, it gives them less cash flow to be able to make these investments in the first place.
A lot of our members say they want to and they're doing what they can.
We're reading through survey comments right now and so many of our members are stating that they've done all that they can at this point; it's difficult for them to be able to do more.
As we mentioned, not owning your building can be very difficult to make any sort of green renovation.