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>I believe it is an elaborate psyop to shift the blame of inflation away from the government and toward a boogeyman, the "evil" grocery chains In Canada, the g

>I believe it is an elaborate psyop to shift the blame of inflation away from the government and toward a boogeyman, the "evil" grocery chains In Canada, the grocery stores were caught colluding. Recently. Is it still a "boogeyman" when they were caught in a 15 year long collusion scheme?

gruez 2y ago
As mentioned in the government report linked in the OP[1], grocery profits have only went up 1-2 percentage points. It's totally fair and justified to attribute that to evil grocery stores, but the rhetoric coming from politicians, journalists, or voters? Or is it something less nuanced like "greed grocery stores are driving inflation"? [1] https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/how-we-foster-competition/education-and-outreach/canada-needs-more-grocery-competition https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/how-we-foster-competiti...
CodeWriter23 2y ago
What does “caught colluding” mean? If it is some of Trudeau’s stooges said so, I would not believe it for a second.
- ziddoap 2y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_price-fixing_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_price-fixing_in_Canada >If it is some of Trudeau’s stooges said so, I would not believe it for a second. What a silly statement. But no, there were confessions and fines and everything!
arcbyte 2y ago
Yes, it's still a boogeyman. The bread price increases still amounted to only an extra 1.50 per load of bread over the 15 year period. For reference, a dozen eggs shot up by a 1.50 since 2022 alone. Go after the collusion yes but that's not where inflation is coming from.
- ziddoap 2y ago
  >Go after the collusion yes but that's not where inflation is coming from. The title of the article is "reduce collusion in the Canadian grocery sector", not "blame grocery for inflation". Ctrl+f for inflation in the article doesn't even turn up a result.
whycome 2y ago
Recently??
- ziddoap 2y ago
  Yes. Investigation started in 2017 and there was a guilty plea and $50M fine issued in 2023.

gruez 2y ago

As mentioned in the government report linked in the OP[1], grocery profits have only went up 1-2 percentage points. It's totally fair and justified to attribute that to evil grocery stores, but the rhetoric coming from politicians, journalists, or voters? Or is it something less nuanced like "greed grocery stores are driving inflation"? [1] https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/how-we-foster-competition/education-and-outreach/canada-needs-more-grocery-competition https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/how-we-foster-competiti...

CodeWriter23 2y ago

What does “caught colluding” mean? If it is some of Trudeau’s stooges said so, I would not believe it for a second.

ziddoap 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_price-fixing_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_price-fixing_in_Canada >If it is some of Trudeau’s stooges said so, I would not believe it for a second. What a silly statement. But no, there were confessions and fines and everything!

arcbyte 2y ago

Yes, it's still a boogeyman. The bread price increases still amounted to only an extra 1.50 per load of bread over the 15 year period. For reference, a dozen eggs shot up by a 1.50 since 2022 alone. Go after the collusion yes but that's not where inflation is coming from.

ziddoap 2y ago
>Go after the collusion yes but that's not where inflation is coming from. The title of the article is "reduce collusion in the Canadian grocery sector", not "blame grocery for inflation". Ctrl+f for inflation in the article doesn't even turn up a result.

whycome 2y ago

Recently??

ziddoap 2y ago
Yes. Investigation started in 2017 and there was a guilty plea and $50M fine issued in 2023.