Grocery prices

Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 per cent in June, with Statistics Canada largely attributing the deceleration to slower year-over-year growth in gasoline prices. In Saskatchewan inflation is at 1.4 per cent (1.5 the previous month.) Regina saw 1.4 per cent (1.5 previous month) with Saskatoon seeing a big bump, with the rate at 1.9 up […]

Canada’s industry minister was defending the government’s actions on trying to force the country’s big grocers to help stabilize food prices.   The Commons Ag Committee is almost done studying the issue for a second time, and on Tuesday Francois Philip Champagne spent an hour trying to convince the committee, progress is being made. “This is […]

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he is ready to announce the initial commitments he has secured from grocers to stabilize food prices. The Liberal government last month called on Canada’s major grocers to present a plan to stabilize prices by Thanksgiving, or face consequences. Champagne told a conference hosted by the Competition Bureau in Ottawa […]