EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use of our report dated November 3, 2006, except as to note 22 which is dated March 23, 2007, relating to the consolidated financial statements of METRO Inc. as at September 30, 2006 and for the year then ended, included in The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc. («A&P US») Annual Report on revised Form 10-K for the year ended February 24, 2007 which is referred in the Form S-8.
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| Montréal, Canada December 3, 2007 | Chartered Accountant |