Alberta has the highest rate of food insecurity in Canada

Alberta has the highest rate of food insecurity in CanadaCommunity-based participatory research is critical to uncover solutions Imagine running out of grocery money before month’s end and turning to the food bank for help, only to discover you don’t know how to cook anything that’s in the food hamper your family receives. This is just one example of the problems related to food insecurity…

Lessons from overpriced chicken breasts

Lessons from overpriced chicken breasts“Chickengate” exposes the crisis of confidence grocers face today It all started with one reporter taking a simple, trivial picture of an overpriced pack of five boneless, skinless chicken breasts. The cost was $26.87 a kilo, a world-class sticker shocker, at least double what one would expect to pay for chicken breasts. Within hours, the…

COP15 proposes an extremist planetary diet

COP15 proposes an extremist planetary dietThe state has no place in the kitchens of the nation COP15 on biodiversity has brought thousands of delegates to Montreal to address critical issues our planet is facing. Regarding food systems, delegates are discussing agroecology, food systems intensification, and fisheries in food security. One issue catching some people’s attention is diet and overconsumption. That’s…

A global population of eight billion reason to celebrate

A global population of eight billion reason to celebrateOf course, the usual anti-human crusaders predictably decry this milestone Recently, the United Nations estimated that the population of Planet Earth had reached eight billion souls. Despite the chatter of the highly subsidized climate doomster complex, this is quite an achievement – it certainly indicates that the carrying capacity of our world is much higher…

Accusing grocers of “greedflation” is pointless, but…

Accusing grocers of “greedflation” is pointless, but…The anger directed toward grocers is real By Sylvain Charlebois and Samantha Taylor As food prices rise, many are quick to blame grocers for profiteering and taking advantage of consumers. The notion of “greedflation” has emerged as one of the most talked about issues in the last month. Food inflation in Canada is at a…

The Competition Bureau is not doing its job

Consumers in many cities now have only one grocer

The Competition Bureau is not doing its jobCanada’s Competition Bureau has decided to investigate the Canadian food industry, specifically our grocery sector. Better late than never, I suppose. For years, many called for such an investigation while recognizing that the Bureau has little authority or power over anything. Even its new director admitted to the problem of powerlessness. For instance, the Bureau…
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