Grocery prices, supermarket monopolies, Carney’s plan, and going broke together
An aisle in Safeway promoting sales on snacks and chips. Amanda Erickson/The Griff “Fortunately, Prime Minister Carney has a plan, but is it even any good? Probably not, because it's the government.” Find me one person who is happy with how much they pay for essential food. Seriously, unless you're swimming in cash, budgeting for groceries feels like budgeting for an investment, not a necessity. Food products are the thing we NEED, like, PHYSICALLY need to live, and we’re potentially paying upwards of $1,000 a month on them. That’s insane. In case you haven’t heard, grocery prices in Canada are very high. This is not news to anyone who has bought something from a store in the last few years. Food here is crazy expensive. It's complete...
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