Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you both for sharing your stories with us. It was very inspiring.
My first question is to Lohifa. I'm inspired by your story, and I have a few questions for you because many female entrepreneurs are in the service industry, which was the hardest hit during the pandemic.
I have a lot of female entrepreneurs in my riding who are sales reps who can work from home and raise their families: They are able to find a balance. Unfortunately, the pandemic impacted their businesses, because during the pandemic they found that people stopped purchasing a lot of products, so they had to go out and find other jobs once the pandemic was lifted. They're having issues finding child care. The waiting list is so long for $10-dollar-a-day child care that they can't get their child in.
Then there are other females who have small businesses selling natural health products, and they feel that the new legislation that's coming in is going to impact their businesses and they're going to have to shut down.
Have you any suggestions for the females who have called me with these concerns?