Health committee  Yes, they're obviously absorbing the freight. And Quebec did this for awhile, but it's now changed--somewhat, but it's still subsidized. They still subsidize bringing alcohol into northern Quebec today.

Health committee  As Mr. Keeper said, the cost of transportation is a major factor. You have to keep in perspective the other costs as well. Energy costs exceed anything we pay here in the south. It's all relative. Particularly in places like Nunavut, which is entirely fossil fuel...it's quite ext

Health committee  That is it indeed. There's one flat price for a product, common to all, in the province. So whether you're buying a quart of whiskey in Churchill or in Winnipeg, it's the same retail price.

Health committee  I will give quick numbers then. Four litres of milk are indeed $11.99 in your community, and also in Pond Inlet, where Ernie comes from, but the actual freight on four litres of milk to Pond Inlet is $50, so thank God for INAC's subsidy program. The fact is that four litres of mi

Health committee  I agree. I don't like it myself. It's a typical program in Quebec that has been changed, but it was the same situation there.

Health committee  I simply don't think we can answer that question. But one thing I would point out is that whatever program and whatever education about nutrition we want to put in place is really useless if the product is not affordable to start with. That's our point. If we can't get the produ

Health committee  Yes. Food security is paramount, and we have great difficulties in managing to get food into the north. We've logistically been challenged, and I think we've met success, but not always. However, the food mail program is paid for by INAC, it's managed by the post office, and th

Health committee  Sorry. In the last week, Jim Prentice, the Minister of INAC, did announce a change in the entry point, to Winnipeg from Churchill, but I'm still concerned about his last paragraph and this comment that he raised: The Government of Canada will review the structure, focus, fundi

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, guests, and fellow speakers. This is the first opportunity for the alliance to sit in front of any committee, and we appreciate it. My name is Jim Deyell. I represent the Affordable Food Alliance, and I have with me today two associates who represent the t