Thank you. That's a great question.
Generally speaking, government policy can absolutely drive competition. In any regulated sector of the economy, government rules and regulations play a big role in how easy it is to start up a business or expand. It goes to what a previous witness mentioned about regulatory competitiveness in Canada as well. Competition is central.
Specifically with respect to what our international peers have looked at in the grocery industry, obviously in the context of our study we have talked to them to better understand what they looked at. Every market is unique, but there are similarities.
To give an example, one issue that we're looking at is what we call restrictive covenants, which are restrictions on the use of real estate in markets in terms of what you can do with that real estate. That oftentimes can impede a new store from coming in and taking over an abandoned store, as an example. That's an issue that numerous jurisdictions have looked at, and we're currently looking at it as well in the context.
The other issue that is common in many grocery markets relates to the wholesale access. It's critical for retailers to be able to source their grocery products at competitive rates to compete. That is certainly a live issue, and it really intersects with some of the conversation around the code of conduct, which is separate and apart from our study.