If I may, the market basket measure has been calculated since the early 2000s. It's a measure that has been in place over time. It was rebased in 2008 through the similar sort of measure review that's under way now. It's a measure that does provide, as you said, a basket of goods and services that are determined to form the basis of a modest but basic standard of living across the country.
It's available in 50 different locations across the country. Ranging from rural areas to urban Alberta, there are 50 different locations all across the country. It provides a very precise measure of poverty in different places which is an advantage compared to the LIM or the LICO.
The basket itself is something that we will be working on with Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada has undertaken a consultation process over the last few months. It has spoken with the provinces and territories. It has spoken with stakeholders. It has spoken with people with lived experience in poverty, because we felt it was very important to ensure that people who lived in poverty have the opportunity to provide input on the basket and what they considered to be important for their standard of living.
We did an online consultation. Then, in addition, Statistics Canada did an “ask me anything” session which was an opportunity to take questions, but also to hear from a wide range of Canadians. The input that's been received from that whole range of consultations is also going to be taken into consideration by Statistics Canada in determining the contents of the basket.