We've lost about 2,000 jobs in the last few months. That's the real job impact. The government package, the ESDC funding, was to support 6,000 workers, and we're quickly getting to that point. I want to make sure we're in the position, before it gets too bad, that we're planning if this thing drags out.
We've started to see more closures east to west in the last week. You heard about some of those in northern Ontario announced last week. We're a very integrated sector, so our pulp and paper mills rely on chips coming out of the sawmills. Let's not forget about the full value chain as we think about how we shore up, because there are opportunities to support our pulp and paper mills.
We're going to require different supports than the sawmills will, but the disruption is starting to happen across the value chain. When talking to Scott a little earlier, I heard this is starting to trickle through every part of our value chain now. As it goes on, it's going to get worse.
