I note that Michelle Wasylyshen, the spokesperson for the Retail Council of Canada, said recently, “There is no threat to the overall robustness of the food supply system in Canada.”
I think it's also important to remember, from my perspective, that there's a reputable professor from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Land and Food Systems, James Vercammen, who said recently that, if anything, panicking and hoarding might make the shortages last even longer.
I wondered if you think that it's actually kind of irresponsible for people in leadership positions to be scaring Canadians into potentially panicking and hoarding food and other supplies. Couldn't this exacerbate the challenges we're already experiencing, Mr. McLinton?