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Canada's grocery business is controlled by large players and needs government assistance to encourage new entrants to bring down prices, a report from Canada's Competition Bureau says.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In other news, water is wet!

We used to have laws and regulations in place for stuff like this, same with the USA. As years passed they lost their teeth

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You don't get to have teeth when you're sucking at the teets.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You lose all your teeth if all you're eating is cookies, candy and Coca Cola everyday. Our economy is basically a toothless overweight diabetic

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Except it's not even as diverse as cookies, candy and cola. It's just real estate all the way down.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

This was very snappily phrased and made me snort my drink, well done my friend.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Canada's regulatory agencies feel so incredibly spineless. So many industries here are unchecked oligopolies with skyrocketing prices.

My American friends are jawdropped when I tell them how much food, internet, and cell plans cost here.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The people in charge... They're all bought and paid for. That's why.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Regulatory capture is a common theme regardless of industry here

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago