Freeland Announces Plan to Cap Grocery Profits, Expand Competition

Freeland Announces Plan to Cap Grocery Profits, Expand Competition
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, answers questions from journalists on her way to a caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Jan. 23, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland has pitched a plan to lower food prices, tackling a key part of the cost-of-living issue that plagued her for much of her time as minister of finance.

Her affordability plan includes a promise to cap profit margins for grocers on essential items, including eggs, milk, vegetables and baby formula.