Thank you.
Gentlemen, I'm going to follow up on something that was said earlier.
I want to reiterate the call for the grocery chain heads to provide all the figures they can to the committee with the specific breakdowns. We will handle them with due diligence, possibly under an agreement with the Law Clerk of the House. We'd like to believe what you're saying about profit margins, but when we look at the numbers—when the public looks at the numbers—what we see are significantly higher profits, even higher than before the pandemic.
Grocery store food prices have gone up 11%, while overall inflation stands at 6%, so something is going on in the grocery sector, something we aren't seeing. As I said earlier, we aren't accusing you of anything. We're just looking for information.
My other point is this. You all said that you were supportive of the code of conduct, and I told you that I was worried it would be merely symbolic. Would you all be just as supportive of reviewing the code a year in? Please keep your answer short. A yes or no will do.