Mr. Speaker, with your indulgence, I have yet another return. The question was asked by Mr. Henry Zoe on June 23, dealing with the food basket survey. The analysis of the food cost survey will be conducted to determine which communities will need to be moved on the food scales to accommodate higher food prices identified in the food cost survey. The department will also be looking at the impact of the consumer price index on food since the time of the last survey.
It is anticipated that additional funding will be required to provide for necessary food costs since the time of the last survey. A separate cost impact will be developed for both the movement of communities on the scale and the impact of the consumer price index on food itself. Indexing, therefore, will be dealt with and considered separately from the cost impact. Thank you.