One thing that doesn't get enough attention—and I'll use a specific example—is the grocery store chains and their monopolization now of pharmacies and other convenience stores as well. Their market share dominance goes beyond the physical brand that you see when you pull into the parking lot directly. Indirectly, they have been purchasing and also moving their food products inside those different businesses, which is affecting consumers, so their market share dominance is actually larger than what it would seem. We still support this.
I heard the same arguments against the efficiencies defence, and we've been trying to get rid of that for decades.
As well, similar to what's going to happen for the NDP clause, we have to predict what's going to take place in the Senate as part of this and I would not want to do that.
Again, having a backstop is a backstop, it makes sense to actually do things that we can control. The next amendment will also face that type of challenge, but it's a challenge we should embrace rather than run from.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.