MPs unite against greedflation and monopoly power in Canada’s food systems—but there’s more to do

The House Agriculture Committee report unanimously recommends action on profiteering, concentration, and food insecurity, but risks undermining Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy.

Liberal MP Kody Blois chairs the House Agriculture Committee, whose recent report recognizes that oligopolies and monopolies are extracting unreasonable profits at the expense of farmers and consumers, write Marissa Alexander and Wade Thorhaug.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARISSA ALEXANDER, WADE THORHAUG

July 1, 2024

As Canadians continue to struggle to pay their grocery bills, it is heartening to see cross-party consensus on the need to tackle excessive profits and curb monopoly power. The recommendations from the recent

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