Mr. Chair, I would disagree with the premise. If you look at the food inflation rate in Canada, the Statistics Canada data shows that the trend is in the right direction. I would say the premise of your question....
What we asked for and what I demanded in front of the five grocers when they were there.... I was speaking on your behalf as well. I was speaking on behalf of 40 million Canadians. I expressed the frustration of all of us, saying that they need to take action.
They did submit a plan. I was not satisfied and I made that very public. I said there would be consequences. The consequence is that we changed the law. With the new power now, the competition commissioner will be able to go further.
I always hear from them that it's a very complex and very sophisticated supply chain and I say, “Put your cards on the table.” If it's that complex and there are a lot of issues, put them on the table so that we and members of this committee can put light on that and take action with you.