Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It could certainly not do so for the same price. If First Air were to deliver only from Iqaluit, it would have to set a much higher price, since it would be losing the transportation charges from Val-d'Or to Iqaluit.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  First Air leaves from Val-d'Or and goes to Iqaluit and Kuujjuaq. Then, it loads products and goes as far as Pond Inlet and Grise Fiord, to name only a few. The products are taken from Iqaluit and then distributed through other channels.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Under the current program, the price per kilogram is the same everywhere, be it in Grise Fiord, Pond Inlet, Iqaluit, Kuujjuaq or Salluit.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, that's right.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Could you repeat your question, Mr. Lévesque?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think that, based on the current delivery schedules, the Food Mail Program is much better developed and makes it possible to deliver food to all communities. For instance, the delivery schedules allow for equality in the delivery of food to all retailers. Currently, all the re

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, to the retailers.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, currently, it is applied to the transporter.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Unfortunately, I discussed this very matter with INAC officials, and I was told that they cannot monitor the retailers.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have been faced with this reality for 17 years, and I still don't understand it. I will tell you one thing. INAC is doing very good work, but the subsidy provided for the four litres of milk does not seem to actually go into lowering the price of milk. It appears to apply to al

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's right.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I agree with you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  They will subsidize milk, but they will not control the price of a litre of milk. They tell me that they cannot control the retail price. I looked into it because I also don't understand why, after so many years, there is no fixed price.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll give you an example of what happens to perishable goods bought in Quebec in one day. For instance, a food wholesaler buys food in Montreal in the early morning. Then, the wholesaler from the Abitibi region drives his truck to his warehouse. Overnight, the food is prepared fo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Just one more sentence, Mr. Chair.