Madam Speaker, the member knows full well that many factors affect food prices, including, of course, climate change.
That is why we are helping farmers to take action on climate change through popular programs such as the on-farm climate action fund.
We also fully recognize that the rising cost of food is putting tremendous pressure on families. In Canada, food insecurity is directly linked to inadequate household income. That is why we launched the grocery rebate in July to provide $2.5 billion in financial assistance to low-income households.
As part of our government's first food policy for Canada, we invested $70 million over five years to support community initiatives to improve access to healthy, nutritious, diverse food. Provided through the local food infrastructure fund, this money has enabled organizations such as Moisson Estrie—