Food Prices Still Rising Despite Ottawa’s Pledge They’d ‘Stabilize’: StatCan

Food Prices Still Rising Despite Ottawa’s Pledge They’d ‘Stabilize’: StatCan
People shop for produce and seafood at a store in Vancouver on July 20, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
Jennifer Cowan
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The price of groceries has yet to stabilize despite assurances from Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne that costs would go down shortly after Thanksgiving.

Mr. Champagne, who met with executives from Loblaws, Metro, Empire, Walmart, and Costco last September, promised a “plan by Thanksgiving” with grocery prices to “stabilize” shortly thereafter.