Thanks, Mr. Chair. I have just one question, and then I'm going to cede my time to my colleague, Mr. Epp.
Ms. Proud, thanks again for all the work that you've done on shepherding this to where you have, but I do think it's a legitimate concern with the grocery code of conduct that two years ago, the now Minister of Finance said he had five distinct tools he was going to be using to lower food prices, and that if food prices weren't lowered, he was going to take additional action. Those were his words.
One of those tools was to tell Canadians that once the grocery code of conduct was implemented, food prices would be lowered. We've heard from every single stakeholder, including you, that this is not the case. I'm worried that this is going to erode confidence in the grocery code of conduct when it's implemented—that Canadians are going to be expecting to see lower food prices, and it's just not going to happen.
Have you had conversations with the government to communicate this fact to Canadians—that this is not what the grocery code of conduct was intended to be—to ensure that there is confidence in the code, not only from your members but also from consumers?
