The starting point for brewers in this country in terms of tax is egregious. Half the price of beer is already tax. Most of that comes at the provincial level, but yes, the federal government in 2017 has piled on not just one increase but an annual increase that will take place automatically. Our big concern is that there's no mechanism in this legislated escalator that will require the government to review this tax to see the impact it's having on the industry.
