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Grocery store price freezes backfire

Grocery store price freezes backfire

FromThis Matters


Grocery store price freezes backfire

FromThis Matters

ratings:
Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Jim Stanford, director at the Centre for Future Work The Competition Bureau is investigating if the Canadian grocery industry is contributing to skyrocketing food prices. Coming on the heels of the news that Loblaws and Metro are freezing prices on their in-house brands as part of a goodwill gesture to consumers, there are reports pointing to corporate profiteering leading to higher prices. This is colloquially referred to as “greedflation,” and if it’s happening, the bigger question is what, if anything, can be done about it? Jim Stanford, director at the Centre for Future Work and contributing columnist at the Star, joins “This Matters.” This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar. Audio sources: CPAC and CBC
Released:
Oct 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.