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That exact same problem that's happening here is happening over in Squamish.

Plus, they have Vancity in the Walmart parking lot, right,

Beth?

Yeah, they do.

So alongside that, we've launched something called the Advanced Carbon Removal Coalition, where the Canadian government's $10 million commitment to buying carbon removal from Canadian projects has been matched by a number of Canadian corporates that are saying, hey, we want to add to that.

So BMO and RBC and Shopify and Vancity and a few others have come together and said, well, the Canadian government's putting in money, let's put in some money for this sector as well and commit to buying carbon removal projects going forward.

And I think to the tune of $100 million by 2030, which is really...

So an example of how public policy can catalyze private investment.

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But now, now there we go.

No excuses.

We have, even though it says Glen Hanlon right under Vancity Real Estate, but that's fine.

Vancity Express Real Estate.

And generally speaking, in all of the different nations and members that I've got to meet in different communities, that there's just been a real benefit to me and to our team.

The vocational capacity building is probably the most powerful thing that we've ever done in our business as far as trying to prove a point in the industry of saying, kind of like Vancity is like, make good money.

And we're trying to say, hey, you can make a profit and a fair profit in the business sector by doing good things, by having a conscience and by providing real value and impact in the world.

And I think that that isn't considered or it's another one of those belief structures that I don't think business owners believe it's possible.

I mean, you know, some of our larger businesses here in BC, everyone would know Rogers Arena, ICBC, Fairmont Hotels, A variety of jobs fall into that.

Van City, you know, so any number of jobs are available to them.

And we can find people that have the unique skills that are required to thrive in those areas.

What kind of assumptions do employers make, though, when you put a resume from someone who has autism or a specific disability? What assumptions do they make about this person and potentially not hire them?

We don't talk about growing the economy as much as we should, and our campaign has been really focused on that.

Again, it comes from my own background, leading business banking at Vancity and being involved with community investment for many, many, many years.

I see that, I mean, on a certain level, in order to pay for all the great things we want to do, we have to try and grow the economy.

And I have heard overwhelmingly Like maybe one of the top three things I've heard in this campaign, whether from small business, medium business, nonprofits, arts organizations, it is very, very difficult to start a business in the city, to take up a storefront, to move your business, to scale your business.