Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for appearing today to talk about a very serious issue.
Just to give some context early on, I will read from some of the parliamentary notes here about some of the work done by the Dalhousie University Agri-Food Analytics Lab, which shows that Canadian consumers are responding to higher food prices. According to the survey, up to 23.6% have cut back on the amount of food they purchase, 8.2% have changed their diet and 7% have even skipped meals. This is a very serious concern and a very big issue.
My first question will go to you, Mr. Littler. You went through some of the additional costs that are being pushed up through the supply chain and then ultimately being pushed on to the consumer. You didn't talk about any potential solutions there. In your estimation, Mr. Littler, are there any solutions to get costs back down?