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submitted 1 year ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Faced with increasing pressure to respond to widespread concerns about the cost of living and questions about his leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a series of new measures Thursday meant to deal with rising housing and grocery prices.

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[-] Rocket@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The government needed to legislate price caps for key groceries

By definition, a shortage occurs when an external mechanism, such as government intervention, prevents price from rising.

Explain to us how creating a shortage of food, of all things, is a good idea. From my point of view as someone who likes to eat, a shortage of food is the scariest proposition.

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Costs are driven up by grocery chain skimming. This is most obvious by stepping into any large independent grocer. In Vancouver, these include Foodymart in Richmond and the Crystal Mall produce stands in Burnaby.

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