Thank you very much for the question.
Our retail grocery market study in 2023 provided a great overview of the retail grocery market and the degree of competitive intensity, particularly on the store shelves. One area where we still have work to do, as Ms. Pratt spoke about, is within the whole food supply chain. That is not an area that has been looked at in depth from a true competitive perspective. There are some pieces of academic research in Canada, but they are few and far between.
Our work overall has been focused on specific markets or industries, but we are aware that those markets and industries, particularly in agriculture, are so interconnected. That's why we are focusing our efforts going forward on looking further into barriers to competition, regulatory impediments or the degree of competitive intensity across the food supply chain as best we can to weave that narrative together.
Thank you.
