The truth is that Loblaws is working as intended within capitalism. They need continuous profit. The CEO swears an oath to shareholders to prioritize profit quarter after quarter ad infinitum. Prices of everything will always increase, otherwise the investors bail and the house of cards collapses. No boycott is going to ultimately change that. They are always playing a game of: "How high can we increase prices today without people rioting?"
What may help is regulating how prices increase or maybe a crown corporation that isn't driven by endless profit.
Open banking works by giving consumers the option to share their banking data with other firms. The most common use is granting access to budgeting or money management apps and companies, so that a customer can pool different bank accounts and credit cards into one place....
“Consumption of milk per capita has gone down every year over the last 30 years,” says Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. “Actually, it’s gone down by more than 20 per cent since 2015.”...
I'm not sure about these "change" petitions which always seemed to me as just a way to gather user data. But, go to the House of Commons website where you will be able to view actual petitions to the government of Canada. There, you can sign them and/or create your own. If you're lucky, the government may even respond with some thoughts/excuses. 🙂
A CBC Marketplace investigation found some food manufacturers are producing snack foods for the Canadian market that contain an ingredient banned in Europe....
I wouldn't panic. Health scares happen every now and then. Takes a lot to get substances banned in Canada. BHT, Glyphosate (RoundUp), Aspartame, Sucralose, MSG, etc, have all been under scrutiny at one point or another, and they are still all with us after failing to repeatedly demonstrate danger.
Kitchener-based Conestoga College, which has seen new approved study permits up 137 per cent over the last three years, said the prosperity of the local communities is threatened by the pressure on the labour supply.
Surging Loblaw boycott shows customer anger with grocery giant, says Mount Pearl organizer (www.cbc.ca)
A long-awaited change to Canadian banking is coming (globalnews.ca)
Open banking works by giving consumers the option to share their banking data with other firms. The most common use is granting access to budgeting or money management apps and companies, so that a customer can pool different bank accounts and credit cards into one place....
Changing consumer habits could spell the end of bagged milk (ottawa.ctvnews.ca)
“Consumption of milk per capita has gone down every year over the last 30 years,” says Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. “Actually, it’s gone down by more than 20 per cent since 2015.”...
Petition - Stop Daylight Saving Time in Canada - Change.org (www.change.org)
Join the petition to ask the Canadian government to adopt Standard Time all year round....
338Canada Federal Projection - CPC 206/ LPC 67/ BQ 38/ NDP 25/ GPC 2/ PPC 0 - March 3, 2024 (338canada.com)
IMO, NDP really need a new leader.
Meet some of the 6 million Canadians who don't have a family doctor | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
FYI, that means 15% of Canadians don't have a doctor.
Banned in Europe, this controversial ingredient is allowed in foods here (www.cbc.ca)
A CBC Marketplace investigation found some food manufacturers are producing snack foods for the Canadian market that contain an ingredient banned in Europe....
Ontario college with the most international students comes out swinging against Canada's reforms (www.thestar.com)
Kitchener-based Conestoga College, which has seen new approved study permits up 137 per cent over the last three years, said the prosperity of the local communities is threatened by the pressure on the labour supply.
Trudeau says he's furious over Bell Media layoffs, calling it a 'garbage decision' (www.ctvnews.ca)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trash-talking BCE Inc.'s widespread layoffs, calling the cuts a "garbage decision."
MPs from all parties vote for Electoral Reform – but not enough to win (www.fairvote.ca)
You can see how each member voted here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/votes/44/1/634
Government extends ban on foreign buying of Canadian housing (www.cbc.ca)
The federal government is extending its ban on foreign home purchasing in Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in a release Sunday....