In your package is “Where Canadians Source Their Meals”. There you see 10% of the meals are purchased at restaurants. If this committee thinks they're going to solve the sodium problem through restaurants only, you have a big challenge, number one. The salt shaker example is talking about how do we educate Canadians, period. And I totally agree with the Healthy Living Alliance from B.C. We need a comprehensive look at all these things, from the manufacturing of food to all the different...the whole level, the whole food chain. I think we really have to look at this.
Secondly, about taxing of food, we already do. Whenever you do it, you have to be careful what you do. You should ask why is milk consumption flat and declining? Why is that happening? The committee should look into that, because we certainly talk a lot about it in the agriculture committee, because of supply management and what the cost of milk is and dairy products. Look into that.
We certainly talk about, when we go to Finance, taxing the food...on HST and food exemption in stores versus in our establishments. That's another taxing policy that's currently in place that has shifted eating habits. There are all sorts of things. So please be careful when you pick one over another. Look at it from a holistic point of view. Just look at commercials, like delivery. Look at those things and the different policies that have been put in place that have changed consumption patterns.