Thank you.
In some recent discussions I've had with processors about their major concerns, one of them identified the fines both for late and short delivery; another identified the new fees they're facing as of January 4; and another identified the 1.3% cost on all volumes being supplied to a major retailer. What are the effects? Your briefing note was extensive and actually included a litany of unfair practices. I appreciate that. What is the collateral impact on the independent grocers? They're often the only grocers in rural Canada. Can you list the results of this power imbalance on them?
Second, as a corollary to that, in your opinion is it a necessary role of government to address this power imbalance? Is a Canadian study to further this necessary or can we transfer the findings of the U.K. and Australian studies?