Yes. Thank you very much.
That is a very good question. Where salt is concerned, we have a lot of activities that are ongoing. I will give you an overview.
On sodium, it's a multi-partnership initiative to move forward. This government is very committed to reducing the levels of sodium that Canadians are eating. We've set a target for 2,300 milligrams per person per day by 2016. Working together with provinces, territories, non-government organizations, and industry, we have a three-pronged approach.
The first part, of course, is education and awareness. Individuals have to be aware of what they're eating and of portion control, making healthy choices based on the nutritional value of the food they select to eat. That is the first part. We support education and awareness, of course, and the federal government, with non-government organizations, is developing messages and so on about healthy eating and sodium.
Second is the research component. It was touched on by my colleague a little earlier, who can go into that in more detail, but it has to do with surveillance of the how much sodium the Canadian population is currently eating, and monitoring that as we move forward. That is very important.
Finally, we are working closely with industry, as we have been doing over the last year particularly, to focus on providing technical guidance to help them reduce sodium in processed foods and so on, so that different choices are available to Canadians.
Those are the three key areas in terms of progress for the government on sodium.