Fixing Canada's grocery prices problem: the Competition Bureau's plan | About That

But I'm not sure that I want some advantage offered to international chains to start up in Canada.

Even if you create 10 more chains, They (the handful of leeches you think we need more of) will all dictate their price based on the most profitable outcome because there's no such thing as a free market and the idea that 'more competition' is the solution is part of the problem.

its criminal

Yes we do, carbon tax added to everything. Trudeau’s idea is add another tax.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced measures to control rising living costs. While food prices are indeed a significant factor in the cost of living, it is important to consider the impact of energy prices, such as gas and diesel, as well. Energy prices can have a substantial influence on the overall cost of goods and services, including food. By addressing energy prices, it may be possible to alleviate some of the financial burden on consumers and potentially reduce food prices.

It is worth noting that the relationship between energy prices and food prices is complex, with various factors contributing to fluctuations in both markets. However, taking steps to manage and stabilize energy costs can be an important aspect of addressing living costs and supporting economic stability.

Just let loblaws buy out Sobeys and metro. The economies of scale will allow savings to trickle down to the consumer 😄

Canadian government doesn’t care. We subsidize their profits. Lowblaws can’t afford their own fridges without corporate welfare

As someone who buys goods in bulk and in the 100s of million of dollars, believe me most raw material prices + fruits and vegetable prices are near pre-pandemic levels. Which means they are no longer as expensive as they used to be during the peak of the pandemic. So although prices went down, businesses didn't adjust their prices downwards. When costs went up, businesses readily increased their prices, but when they went down, businesses did nothing to fix them. Also, government doesn't care too much because higher profits = higher tax revenues. Very good

As someone who buys goods in bulk and in the 100s of million of dollars, believe me most raw material prices + fruits and vegetable prices are near pre-pandemic levels. Which means they are no longer as expensive as they used to be during the peak of the pandemic. So although prices went down, businesses didn't adjust their prices downwards. When costs went up, businesses readily increased their prices, but when they went down, businesses did nothing to fix them. Also, government doesn't care too much because higher profits = higher tax revenues. Very good

As someone who buys goods in bulk and in the 100s of million of dollars, believe me most raw material prices + fruits and vegetable prices are near pre-pandemic levels. Which means they are no longer as expensive as they used to be during the peak of the pandemic. So although prices went down, businesses didn't adjust their prices downwards. When costs went up, businesses readily increased their prices, but when they went down, businesses did nothing to fix them. Also, government doesn't care too much because higher profits = higher tax revenues. Very good

I'd love to see the harmonized priceing and requirement to make that information public spread across most things. Really interesting idea. Very good

As someone who buys goods in bulk and in the 100s of million of dollars, believe me most raw material prices + fruits and vegetable prices are near pre-pandemic levels. Which means they are no longer as expensive as they used to be during the peak of the pandemic. So although prices went down, businesses didn't adjust their prices downwards. When costs went up, businesses readily increased their prices, but when they went down, businesses did nothing to fix them. Also, government doesn't care too much because higher profits = higher tax revenues. Very good

As someone who buys goods in bulk and in the 100s of million of dollars, believe me most raw material prices + fruits and vegetable prices are near pre-pandemic levels. Which means they are no longer as expensive as they used to be during the peak of the pandemic. So although prices went down, businesses didn't adjust their prices downwards. When costs went up, businesses readily increased their prices, but when they went down, businesses did nothing to fix them. Also, government doesn't care too much because higher profits = higher tax revenues. Very good

I love it, tax the poor to give it to the rich. And what is more lower tax on the rich

I think CBC has gotten too big too.. many fields are monopolised in this country, nothing new

Close walmart

Walmart price is up to the roof. Horrible country 😢

It's time for the goverment. The reason why it exists in the first place. To spilt these company's up or to kick them out and help third party companies come in.

Defund CBC, the propaganda machine, then, Canada will be better off!

Good luck! Trudeau already ruined the country

Why don't the government subsidize the ma pa, shops to make the competition greater than it actually is so that they can have a fair amount of business practice???

When you make it possible for narcissists void of any empathy to speak of responsible for that much power, who see people like things, of course you're going to get exploitation.

The only solution is to identify them and quarantine them from real humans, not create policy they're only going to try to circumvent.

When I see 3 former Prime Ministers being caught red handed having offshore accounts that, at the bare minimum, defraud Canadians as, they're not paying their fair share in taxes, how do you expect the democracy they control to respond to this kind of predation?

People capable of empathy wouldn't jack up the prices. They wouldn't have offshore accounts. They'd bring action to the table that would solve problems once and for all.

Supply chain disruptions, COVID, gasoline persecution and green bullying is causing food cost troubled.

A major reason why target failed is because it's extremely pricey to operate a business in Canada. There are many other examples of big companies failing in Canada. Tear down the red tape and taxes!!

We need to go back to farming

How about get that tyrant out of office

Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies

We have a liberal government problem

Superstore made over 100% more than before last year. I find Walmart is cheaper to feed my large family. I go to Costco and Superstore once a month

Just curious, why not have government owned/operated grocery stores to regulate prices and pressure rates downward?

Trudeau knows nothing about economics
This is the problem. We’re gone back 100 years where the average person had to pay a heavy price for food and housing. The basic necessities. Under the Trudeau administration, thee is no money left for travel, entertainment, leisure, splurging on merchandise. These days are ending in Canada…but Trudeau just took $160,000 of our money and went on a family vacation. Too bad the plane never crashed. We wouldn’t be lucky enough for that.

You fix it by getting rid of the carbon tax and GST , which was supposed to be temporary.

As someone who buys goods in bulk and in the 100s of million of dollars, believe me most raw material prices + fruits and vegetable prices are near pre-pandemic levels. Which means they are no longer as expensive as they used to be during the peak of the pandemic. So although prices went down, businesses didn't adjust their prices downwards. When costs went up, businesses readily increased their prices, but when they went down, businesses did nothing to fix them. Also, government doesn't care too much because higher profits = higher tax revenues.

The extreme weather has not affect my local sales.

More government CBC PROPAGANDA. When real people go to the farmers market prices are still way up explain that . Justin or CBC (same voice)

I'm not spending any more than I did 4 years ago, which is to say, I just shoplift the difference.

The prices are ridiculously high!! And all levels of government needs to do something about this matter!! The groceries stores are getting greedy.

Carbon tax

There is no competition. 6 big banks 3 telecoms 3 grocery chains = monopoly

Jigmeet Sighn was the only one to question grocery ceos directly.

Its not that difficult to figure out, the liberal policies to tax and spend have driven inflation to a point the average Canadian cant afford anything anymore. Carbon tax and climate change initiatives are a big part of it. Everything is about energy folks. The more expensive you make energy, the more expensive you make everything else. Real simple. But hey, lets on live on love, fresh air and eat solar panels.

You want to fix it! Get rid of trudeau!

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The government doesn't do enough to help producers. Unless you're part of the already made monopoly of the dairy industry, they don't care about you. My Dad was a rancher/farmer. He tried, to break into his local market with some of the the absolute best beef I've ever had. I have had Wagyu, kobe and a few other top kinds of beef and can say how beautifully it compares in taste but not texture. I have a trained pallet as a 20+ year chef and can tell subtle difference in same type foods, and most food. Why are regulations so impossible to meet for our government? What does ridiculous things like " must be connected to paved road" have to do with product? What farm is connected to a highway....not many.
Producers in his province join the coalition to co-op a meat packaging facility owned by the farmers of that province that was also shot down despite having completed all regulations. They don't want things produced locally. Why?

Federal price caps

The easiest solution is to remove all restrictions on importing groceries from the United States. Have a bunch of businesses that buy in the U.S. and sell in Canada. There will be a markup, of course, but not to the extremes that we have now. American grocery stores have much lower margins because of the competition.

I never thought I'd have a favourite news anchor but here we are. The Borg comment was 👌.

We also need more competition at the wholesale level.