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Thoughts for food: Ag Committee, Competition Bureau prepare dual studies into ‘greedflation,’ grocery sector

While the NDP are touting the Competition Bureau study as a 'win for everyday Canadians,' Liberal MP Kody Blois cautioned against putting the 'cart before the horse' on the question of what is driving inflation.

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BY STUART BENSON
October 26, 2022

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 26, 2022

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Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

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Loblaws and Walmart’s ‘brick wall’ on grocery code of conduct spurred cross-party unity at Agriculture Committee, says chair

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Loblaws and Walmart’s ‘brick wall’ on grocery code of conduct spurred cross-party unity at Agriculture Committee, says chair

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MPs on the House Agriculture Committee want two grocery giants to adopt a new code of conduct, but haven’t yet seen the full text of the code themselves.

To address the affordability crisis, Parliamentarians should support Bill C-56 and back unions to counterbalance corporate power

OpinionBY DT COCHRANE

Our recent lingering bout of high inflation is the most visible consequence of corporate power.

To address the affordability crisis, Parliamentarians should support Bill C-56 and back unions to counterbalance corporate power

OpinionBY DT COCHRANE

Our recent lingering bout of high inflation is the most visible consequence of corporate power.

Thoughts for food: Ag Committee, Competition Bureau prepare dual studies into ‘greedflation,’ grocery sector

While the NDP are touting the Competition Bureau study as a 'win for everyday Canadians,' Liberal MP Kody Blois cautioned against putting the 'cart before the horse' on the question of what is driving inflation.

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