Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
With apologies to the witnesses, I want to put a motion on notice with the committee. I'm just going to read that out before posing my next questions.
The motion I'm putting on notice is as follows, Mr. Chair:
Given that the Canadian grocery sector made more than $6 billion in profit in 2023 and that millions of Canadians have reported food insecurity in the last year, the Standing Committee on Finance call on the government to immediately take action by implementing an excess profit tax on large grocery companies that would put money back in the people's pocket with a GST rebate and establish a National School Food Program, and that this motion be reported to the House.
Thank you for your patience, witnesses, while I do that bit of business.
We've heard definitely of the importance of—