Grocery CEOs Meet With Ministers, Agree to Work to Stabilize Food Prices

Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, on Sept. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Top executives from Canada’s major grocery chains met with two federal cabinet ministers on Monday for “difficult discussions” to talk about measures to stabilize grocery prices.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne met with executives from Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco this morning.