Mr. Speaker, while I appreciate the question, I ran out of time to spotlight another huge issue, red tape, which is really impacting food affordability.
Maurizio Zinetti, owner of Zinetti Foods in Cloverdale, recently approached me regarding an issue that will seriously impact food affordability. He reached out to share just how serious the impact of the new front-of-package labelling rules are for his business, and I have to say that I left that conversation very frustrated.
This is a Canadian-owned company doing everything right: producing high-quality food, employing Canadians and helping families across this country. Now, thanks to new packaging rules and regulations that are not even about food safety, he is staring down a $2.2-million compliance bill. He is not alone. Across the industry, the total cost of these regulations is expected to top $1.8 billion.