Critics say Canada's grocery benefit ignores corporate greed as root cause of high food prices
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Matthew Renfrew
Summary
This opinion piece argues that Canada's new Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB) fails to address the root cause of high food prices, which the author identifies as corporate greed and price-gouging by grocery monopolies. The author contends that giving Canadians more money for groceries simply enables grocery chains to raise prices further, drawing a parallel to the CERB during COVID. The piece criticizes all levels of government for ignoring regulatory solutions to curb corporate profiteering.
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bskyCritics say Canada's grocery benefit ignores corporate greed as root cause of high food pricescultmtl.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledCorporate greed, particularly among grocery monopolies, is what's really driving up food prices in Canada.
Giving Canadians more money to pay for groceries simply provides Canada's grocery monopolies extra incentive to raise their prices, as we saw with the CERB during COVID.
All levels of government continue to ignore their regulatory
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