Price gouging: Shortages real or are some fabricated?

[Patron]

Let's hope they examine how ALL of the compounding costs related to "fighting climate change" and "addressing inequality" have affected our food costs.

Exactly. Get rid of all of the nonsensical garbage regarding fight the non-existent man-made climate change, and poof look at prices start dropping instantly.

no they won't, the climate change/green ideologies had no bearing on the cause of our inflation, it was shutting down the economy, giving out monies to anybody and everybody @$2K a mth, the interest rates getting lowered to .25% by the BOC and them printing more money to keep the system a float. If we had a Government that was engaging with our BOC and they actually ( together) thought about the future past 2020/21 we probably would have had some control and the increasing inflation rate would have never gotten so high, it's not like this hasn't before , so they knew what could cause it again. But our Government ( Trudeau ) doesn't seem to ever think of our Future because according to him a Budget can balance itself out, and with his theory it would take until 2070 , this is why I agree with Pierre that the BOC needs some major changes and our Government should be working very closely with them

[rustled]

Let's hope they examine how ALL of the compounding costs related to "fighting climate change" and "addressing inequality" have affected our food costs.

Exactly. Get rid of all of the nonsensical garbage regarding fight the non-existent man-made climate change, and poof look at prices start dropping instantly.

[rustled]

... it was shutting down the economy, giving out monies to anybody and everybody @$2K a mth, the interest rates getting lowered to .25% by the BOC and them printing more money to keep the system a float. If we had a Government that was engaging with our BOC and they actually ( together) thought about the future past 2020/21 we probably would have had some control and the increasing inflation rate would have never gotten so high, it's not like this hasn't before , so they knew what could cause it again. But our Government ( Trudeau ) doesn't seem to ever think of our Future because according to him a Budget can balance itself out, and with his theory it would take until 2070 , this is why I agree with Pierre that the BOC needs some major changes and our Government should be working very closely with them

[nepal]

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Ridiculous TIP gouging.

Tips are now pre-populated on POPM up to 30%, for what? Maybe it’s the fours-years of university education that it took to become a restaurant food server, that warrants a tip for their exceptional food slinging skills? Or skills used to scan bar-codes at a checkout? McDonalds staff work extremely hard, but don’t extort tips, thank you. Soon your airline pilot might be wanting a tip, or be in for a rough ride!

Most other countries don’t tip, as wages are built into the price, not like here where wages plus tips are now demanded, even for bad service! Tipping in Canada has gotten to be ridiculous. Businesses that promote excessive tipping could lose business.

Maybe its time for prices to not include any wages, and customers just pay the server what we think they deserve.
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[erinmore3775]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/compe ... 1.6627144

“Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."

Grocery/pharmaceutical chains have seen record profits in the first two quarters of this year. The Independent Grocers Association has supported the Competition Bureau’s probe.

[the truth]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/compe ... 1.6627144

“Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."

the report is expected next june what a complete joke, do we really need a useless pencil pusher to tell us there is price gouging going on,

[alanjh595]

the report is expected next june what a complete joke, do we really need a useless pencil pusher to tell us there is price gouging going on,

Would everyone else rather that the accusation be proven with facts or just assume that, "there is price gouging going on"?

At what level is this supposed "price gouging happening? Producer, wholesaler, retailer.

[Babba_not_Gump]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/compe ... 1.6627144

“Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."

Grocery/pharmaceutical chains have seen record profits in the first two quarters of this year. The Independent Grocers Association has supported the Competition Bureau’s probe.

"with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."

Hmm, what could this entail?
Government price/profit fixing?
Government opening their own food stores?

[the truth]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/compe ... 1.6627144

“Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."

Grocery/pharmaceutical chains have seen record profits in the first two quarters of this year. The Independent Grocers Association has supported the Competition Bureau’s probe.

"with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."

Hmm, what could this entail?
Government price/profit fixing?
Government opening their own food stores?

great point.

[Catsumi]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/compe ... 1.6627144

“Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
The agency said in a press release Monday that it plans to investigate various issues in the grocery industry, "with the goal of recommending measures that governments can take to help improve competition in the sector."

the report is expected next june what a complete joke, do we really need a useless pencil pusher to tell us there is price gouging going on,

Just what we need, another pile of govt hires to prepare a report. Reduces unemployment I suppose.
It’ll be no different than investigations into price fixing by fueling stations. Nothing will come of it.
The report will cost us millions. Guaranteed.

Look for higher prices in any case as once govt is involved, the sky is the limit.

[George Orwell 1984]

the report is expected next june what a complete joke, do we really need a useless pencil pusher to tell us there is price gouging going on,

Just what we need, another pile of govt hires to prepare a report. Reduces unemployment I suppose.
It’ll be no different than investigations into price fixing by fueling stations. Nothing will come of it.
The report will cost us millions. Guaranteed.

Look for higher prices in any case as once govt is involved, the sky is the limit.
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Look at all the jobs they are creating

[Catsumi]

The most dreaded words ever to hear is:

“Hi you all. I’m from the govt and I am going to help you”

[nepal]

The Competition Bureau study will find that Loblaws have frozen prices on a a few select items, at already inflated prices! (The company reports a 40% jump in profit, as similar for many other companies in the supply chain, except actual farmers)

https://stocks.apple.com/AI9GjqPOOS3uqWCOOBeVPmA

https://financialpost.com/news/retail-m ... ze-routine

[Jonrox]

the report is expected next june what a complete joke, do we really need a useless pencil pusher to tell us there is price gouging going on,

Would everyone else rather that the accusation be proven with facts or just assume that, "there is price gouging going on"?

At what level is this supposed "price gouging happening? Producer, wholesaler, retailer.

I know with 100% certainty that in a few of the departments it's at the retailer level... and I suspect the same is true of the entire store. Every single major retailer is guilty of it, some more than others.

[Bsuds]

So we wanted a Ceasars salad with dinner tonight and Costco didn't have any Romaine lettuce.

I stopped at a Save on to get some and was shocked at the price! $4.49 for one!

We can usually get 6 at Costco for less than double that.

A head of regular lettuce was the same prce.

Unbefrikkingleaveable!