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House Hansard - 166

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 8, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 166 - Mar/8/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition on behalf of over 17,000 Canadians who are demanding economic justice and ensuring that profiteering in the grocery sector is truly held to account. It reads: Whereas: Loblaws currently owns a grocery store within 10 km of 90% of all Canadians; Loblaws has posted record profits while Canadians struggle to eat; Loblaws has monopolized basic necessities that Canadians rely on; Loblaws introduced a price freeze however have failed to live up to that promise; The price of food is rising in Canada and more Canadians are relying on food banks to get food for their family; and Loblaws in the middle of the pandemic cut their pandemic pay for the workers. Therefore, the undersigned 17,000 Canadians are asking for the following: 1. Open a parliamentary investigation into Loblaws Co. for their pandemic profiteering, greedflation and continued price gouging of Canadians; and 2. Open an investigation into the monopolization of Canadian grocery stores and to create legislation to prevent this from occurring again.
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