ANALYSIS: Feds Just Putting on a ‘Show’ in Calling Out Grocers, Says Economist

The Liberal government is threatening sanctions against grocers and producers if they don’t stabilize prices, and such sanctions may include taxation.

Vegetables on display at a market in Montreal in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Paul Chaisson

The federal government’s threats against Canada’s big grocers is a “dog and pony show” to appease voters, says Concordia University economist Moshe Lander.

Voter pressure is on to lower food prices and the Liberals are slipping in the polls, so the government wants to look like it’s doing something, Mr. Lander told The Epoch Times.