Members will be aware that in my minister's mandate letter he's been given the task of developing a national food policy. We see that as very aligned with the economic driver for Growing Forward 2 and the next policy framework.
I would say, though, that a food policy can be much more encompassing than the primary agriculture side of the equation. Those countries and organizations that are looking at food policies incorporate issues like environmental sustainability, like chronic disease and/or nutritional benefits and health benefits of food strategies. They look at food systems that will be productive and profitable but sustainable over the long run, and responsive to consumers who, as my colleague mentioned earlier, are becoming more interested in the provenance of their food.
The challenge, I think, with a national food policy is that almost inevitably it will touch on areas where it's not a federal jurisdiction. There will be municipal involvement on a procurement strategy, or on where to regulate growing opportunities. There will be provincial involvement in a very significant way. You've seen other provinces coming up with food strategies that scope out, within their jurisdiction, some fairly sophisticated approaches to food.