Alison Creekside on Nostr: Carney's bill to counter the 27% increase in food prices over the last few years will ...
Carney's bill to counter the 27% increase in food prices over the last few years will mostly serve to subsidize the big 5 grocery stores - Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco & Walmart - which have already profited billions by that same 27% price increase:
Carney's bill includes:
$11.7 billion boost of 25% to GST benefits over 6 years. Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit to 12 million low income Canadians.
$500 million to help businesses address the costs of supply chain disruptions without passing costs on to consumers.
$150-million Food Security Fund that will help small- and medium-sized businesses to expand greenhouses and abattoirs.
$20 million to food banks.
Poilievre said in the House yesterday that he will support the bill.
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2026-01-27 11:35:22 CETEvent JSON
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