I think it's important to remember, before we would consider any taxation instruments, that the taxation system itself is a very powerful tool. And what we've heard--certainly some of the other witnesses have referred to this--is that one of the key messages we need to communicate is on food quality and making healthy food choices. I think those are very important issues to address before we start to look at taxation measures, which could have a very significant fiscal impact on individuals purchasing food in Canada. We'd be very concerned about the distribution of those impacts as well.
On October 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.