Restaurants Canada, which represents 30,000 of the 97,000 restaurants, bars and caterers across the country, has asked the prime minister to look at subsidizing customer meals as a direct form of economic stimulus. Restaurants Canada vice-president, shown at at Au Petit Extra in Montreal, said He the government should have support designed especially for the hard-hit food service sector. They wonder what would be the right timing for a discount program. Francine believes a government-backed discount program to help bring in customers would help restaurants, but only for a short spell. He suggests a safer option would be a promotion on take-out meals, an idea Restaurants Canada also supports.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2020 07:52 UTC