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submitted 2 months ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The Loblaw grocery chain overcharged customers by selling underweighted meat across 80 stores for an undisclosed period that ended in December 2023, a CBC News investigation has found.

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[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 39 points 2 months ago

They paid a fine less than profit from the crime ๐Ÿคก

[-] nik282000@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's just a service fee. Come to think of it, that's the government taking their cut and ensuring that the practice continues.

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 7 points 2 months ago

We can argue about the intent all day but this practice clearly works this way lol

[-] AThing4String@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

The Purpose Of A System Is What It Does

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