Agriculture committee  That would be the argument that would be made, yes.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, John. Yes, I think you characterized restrictive covenants very well. They are a private law tool, which causes quite a challenge in discovering them. As you noted, they have been discovered in both Alberta and Nova Scotia. One of the things we challenged the Compet

Agriculture committee  I would add one thing. It sounds like transportation costs have been a really big challenge for the industry throughout this inflationary period. Obviously, the more local the food is, the lower the transportation cost is. Hopefully, that will help.

Agriculture committee  The only thing I would add is that we are supportive of the carbon tax, despite acknowledging that fuel costs have potentially increased for the industry.

Agriculture committee  Yes, definitely. Thank you. It's a great question. As this committee has heard, there are a lot of different things that contribute to inflation throughout the supply chain and result in some of the prices we're seeing at retail. We decided to focus our recommendations on more o

Agriculture committee  Finally, PIAC provided a submission to the Competition Bureau in response to its market study on the grocery industry. We flagged a couple of issues for the bureau that we would also put before the committee today, which had either direct or indirect impacts to food pricing. Fir

Agriculture committee  PIAC supports the government's grocery rebate in budget 2023, which provides much-needed financial support to 11 million low- and modest-income Canadians and families. The grocery rebate is a one-time payment and a step in the right direction, but more ongoing relief is needed fo