Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Medline, in my earlier question I outlined the struggles that many of your striking workers have reported publicly and just the fact that they are having extreme difficulty in even affording to shop at the store they work at. The latest offer from your company was only a 5¢ increase on their minimum wage pay.
We also have a situation of seven million Canadians using food banks to some extent or other.
I do know that in one of quarters this year, your company posted a $261-million profit. That's roughly a 39% increase over the $187 million that was made in the same quarter of last year.
You talked to this committee today. You've said that in many cases you've had to “eat the price”. Given the situation that so many Canadians find themselves in and the difficulty they're experiencing, how often is it that your company is eating the price and how often are you making an effort just to sell food at cost?
From what Canadians see right now, two things are true: Your company is making more profit at a time when they're struggling. They just want to see how sincere your efforts are at the food division of your company. How often are you doing things like eating the price or just selling at cost?