Thank you for the question. We definitely appreciate the support of your colleague on our aerospace caucus.
I would say that we have been asking for that sector-specific approach and sector-specific strategy, working in close collaboration with our colleagues in Quebec. We understood before that it wasn't a priority of the government and that it was a policy option. We didn't agree with that, but we understood that it was a policy option. What we can't understand now, even just hearing from all the other witnesses and seeing the COVID-19-related challenges facing our industry, is why that isn't an option, especially when our competitor countries are also doubling down on these types of strategies.
The one thing I will say is that the jobs that we employ are well-paying jobs, with wages that are 25% higher than in average manufacturing jobs. This is absolutely critical. As I mentioned in my opening remarks, the competitive advantage that we have here in Canada and in Quebec is our skilled workforce. Without that support, I'm worried we're going to lose that competitive advantage. We have a real opportunity to contribute to the economic recovery through a sector like this.