Human Resources committee  I think it was articulated well. Again, we're in a competitive marketplace. In our own situation, we have a newcomer that's four times the size of the entire Canadian grocery industry combined. They're very good operators, so cost-efficiency is everything. What comes with cost e

Human Resources committee  We order all products pretty much the same way, through telecom data systems. If somebody has an inventory of a product or if there's an inventory of, say, a less perishable product, then the one that is perishable, for which perhaps there isn't any sort of inventory or safety st

Human Resources committee  I would just add that the Canada Labour Code and the powers of the Labour Relations Board, with all of its protection, works. As we're hitting our demographics where there is increasingly a shortage labour, the system works.

Human Resources committee  The supply chain in our industry is done on a just-in-time basis. If you take a large store that would do about 25,000 consumer transactions a week, as product moves out the door that product has to be ordered. Virtually all of the ordering and distribution is done through a tele

Human Resources committee  We have real, live experiences to show that consumers would see that in days, not weeks. There are alternatives, but very quickly you get into a spiral. You can't order. All of our ordering is done through a telecom data system.

Human Resources committee  What you might do is force that employer to seek alternative means, to go through a non-union supply chain. It's certainly not preferred, but equally—Right now, without the anti-replacement legislation, both are very motivated to keep the industry operational, and the track recor

Human Resources committee  This is a very quick statement. What I would say is that my industry, the grocery industry, is hugely reliant on rail and interprovincial trucking. Because we have no inventory, if something happens to the supply chain we have a problem in feeding Canadians. That's really what it

Human Resources committee  We don't come under the figure...the Canada Labour Code, per se, but I would say there is a balance right now. The track record speaks for itself; both parties are equally motivated to seek a resolution. That's what the track record says.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chairman, I'll just quickly comment. I think there's a theme here with fear-mongering...and your last point, sir. I represent the grocery industry. For the most part, I think, we have a pretty good record of negotiated settlements, despite the huge size. It's not so much th

Human Resources committee  About 70%.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Nick Jennery, president and CEO of the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors. I represent the small, medium, and large grocery distributors on both the retail and food service sides. It's about $72 billion on t