A food economist’s case against public grocery stores
In this episode, a food economist stress-tests the idea of how they would work in Canada
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Open this photo in gallery:Terry Chea/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountListen to this episode by clicking above or subscribe to The Decibel on your favourite podcast app or platform: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts and YouTube.Food affordability remains a priority for many Canadians. This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government unveiled the spring economic update. It included some already announced measures aimed to make groceries more affordable. But some people are considering others measures to make food cheaper: public grocery stores.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Globe and Mail.