Thank you, Chair.
I want to thank Mr. Gebara, CEO of Walmart Canada, for being here as well.
It's an important conversation, and Canadians are concerned by the behaviour of the major grocery chains given it's a highly consolidated sector here in Canada.
The reason we're here is that Canadians want transparency, accountability and a commitment to fair practices in the face of concerns about high food inflation and potential consumer gouging. That's what we're hearing.
You've already mentioned it a few times. We talked about strengthening the Competition Bureau here in Canada. It sounds like you agree with it, your quote—I think it was originally from Sam Walton—was, “If we work together, we'll lower the cost of living for everyone”. There exists that consideration of strengthening the Competition Act to give the bureau more power to take action, allowing the bureau to compel the production of information in order to conduct effective and complete market studies.
I just wanted to get you on record again saying that you're agreeing that competition is good, and you're agreeing to give more powers to the Competition Bureau.