Finance committee  Again, to reiterate what Mr. Oliver just said, any assistance is obviously very beneficial, but this assistance needs to come in a timely manner. I think it's very key to say “timely manner” because when you talk about the liquid and fixed costs of the restaurant industry, we'r

Finance committee  Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you for the question. I appreciate it. I think it really gets down to what Andrew said. At this point, we are not able to take on more debt and we are looking for immediate and 100% relief. Twenty-five per cent of restaurants are operating at z

Finance committee  We have worked on collaborating and composing a post-COVID structure and what restaurants will look like. The reality is that post-COVID-19, patrons and staff are going to be well aware of social distancing guidelines far into the future, for years to come. The restaurant industr

Finance committee  Yes. There are three large components we're looking for. The first is the federal rebate program for the commissions we pay out to third parties. We have had to endure significant commissions from third party delivery services because of the closure of dining rooms. The result

Finance committee  Sure. For every dollar earned through a restaurant's use of a third party delivery service, the restaurant pays anywhere from 20% to 30% of that dollar to the third party delivery service.

Finance committee  Thank you.

Finance committee  We feel that collaboration is key for the success of our industry post-COVID-19. We need to get together and have a unified approach. Obviously, there is a lot of municipal, federal and provincial collaboration happening, and it's evident today that you have a lot of knowledgea

Finance committee  Thank you very much for allowing me to join you all today. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the restaurant and hospitality industries here in Manitoba. As a meeting place for enjoyable nights out with family and friends, our industry has bee