Thank you.
I thought it was important to make that point, because in my perspective, and that of every Quebecker, especially with the pricing on pollution, what is being proposed by the Conservatives on cancelling the carbon pricing is irresponsible, and it will undermine all of the effort made by the Province of Quebec. Carbon pricing was made to create a level playing field among provinces, so that when there's an effort made by one province, it's not cancelled by other provinces.
Thank you for the clarification.
My colleague was talking a bit about something I'm very interested in, which is the inflation on food pricing. Even if we stabilize the economy and we get to a 2% inflation rate, I'm concerned that when it comes to food prices—given that many regions in the world are facing permanent drought and recurring weather patterns—it's not favourable to agriculture. We've seen it over and over in the last couple of years, and the predictions by experts and scientists were not great.
You talked about the river drying up and creating supply chain issues in Europe and the United States. The St. Lawrence River had a bit of a warning last summer as well. I'm concerned that if we do nothing about pollution and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, we'll see even more of that.
Will that create permanent inflation on food?