Sylvain Charlebois: Ottawa Will Investigate Food Prices. It’s About Time

Produce is shown in a grocery store in Toronto in a file photo. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

Commentary

With the hype caused by the scandal at Hockey Canada, few noticed last week that Ottawa decided to investigate food prices and the alleged abuse by large grocery chains. This was decided by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, and the members of the committee will examine the problem in the coming weeks.