Sure, but we live in a co-operative federal model. I just want to reiterate that there's a very real sense of frustration out there. I realize we need the provinces to do their fair share, but I want to reiterate the frustration that we have heard individually as members and as the committee.
I want to move on to the topic of food security.
Minister, as you know, in the food policy for Canada one of the stated goals was to address the problem of food insecurity. I was glad to see you mention that one of your priorities is to see that Canadians are fed. However, I am sure you are quite well aware that during this pandemic we've actually seen levels of food insecurity on the rise. I think with the second wave this trend will continue for some time.
How much are you willing to adapt the food policy to meet this challenge? What steps are you taking, as a minister, to address that? The trends are very worrisome. For a country that is so rich in agricultural produce, we still have far too much food insecurity and it's been going on for far too long.