Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Vandal, I'd like to talk about food sovereignty in the north more broadly. As Mr. Schmale pointed out, nutrition north Canada doesn't have clear and specific targets. I realize you want to help as many people as possible, of course, and keep improving how you do things, but people are being overlooked. Are you planning to set clear targets? It's always possible to do better, but we don't know how much farther there is to go, perfection being the ultimate goal.
We also talked about the burden that falls on communities. I have been on the ground. People don't have fresh produce, deliveries never make it and prices are through the roof. A can of coffee can cost $50 in northern communities. That's just the first example that comes to mind.
I know that millions of dollars are being allocated and that reviews are done from time to time, but it may be necessary to overhaul the entire nutrition north Canada program. People often tell me they wish the businesses weren't running the program, so people could have more money in their pockets. They're worried that money is disappearing somewhere, and they wish that money was in their pockets instead of the businesses'.
Would it be possible to overhaul the current program, to set clear targets and establish a plan that genuinely includes other departments, as we talked about earlier? Would that help tackle the problem? I realize greenhouse and other initiatives have been undertaken, as mentioned, but it's going to take more than just a few million dollars in funding with the skyrocketing price of food.