@mla.marlin.schmidt: 18 Months of Getting Ripped Off at the Till Stats Canada confirmed what every Albertan already sees on their receipt: food prices have outpaced headline inflation for 18 straight months. Instead of one-time photo-op cheques and passing the buck, the Alberta NDP is proposing real solutions: Appoint an independent grocery watchdog Ban anti-competitive grocery covenants to bring in competition Suspend the 13¢/L provincial gas tax Cut electricity bills and eliminate junk fees You can't feed a family on government excuses.

guesswho :

I thought...or have been told that gas prices do not affect grocery prices.

chrisspence315 :

The grocery prices have been adjusted by AI for years. I remember reading and article during Covid.

nick dell :

stop buying from large chain stores. Go to independent grocers.

Chris Van Mil :

As much as I hate smith I also think the feds need to step up too.

Amber 🇨🇦 :

Yes please!! Groceries should not be so lucrative a business - they’re essential!!!

V :

why can't we just break up the grocery stores?

Technically Web3 :

We need to make moves in the right direction!

Davebill2847 :

To bad last time NDP was in Albertans lost everything

Fret $#@ F :

An independent grocery watchdog will cost what, $300,000 a year?

Dana :

crazy how the feds adding extra expenses into every product makes every product more expensive.... I wonder how many carbons we've saved

Amanda✌️ :

Can we just tax the gas companies like they do in Norway ? I mean we pay global market rates anyway.. Norway has the same companies operating there… tax reductions barely a drop in the bucket savings. Oil and gas companies are making billions in revenue because of the war.. their profits are going up but employment numbers is going down.

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government grocery stores please. if there's a monopoly, it might as well be THE PEOPLE'S MONOPOLY

Jeff Samsonow :

You had me at eliminating restrictive covenants.

gg bro :

bahaha yeah its a provincial problem

mean.mean.mindy.jean🇨🇦 :

Can we also request an automatic 20% discount for using a self-checkout and bread prices to return to pre-fixed prices. please and thank you.

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Yes we will vote

meanoldmoe1 🇨🇦 :

Galen Weston....a big reason for groceries going up (conservative supporter and the reason cons don't vote against holding grocery chains accountable)

Mafcrush :

If grocery stores are so lucrative just buy them. Sobeys and Loblaws are publicly traded. Although you wouldn’t have made any money on them this year to date. Which is weird if they’re as profitable as you say.

Wolfontwowheels :

tell me how much, in percent, the grocery stores net profit margin has increased? Loblaws is a publicly traded company and their quarterly numbers are publicly available.

Pickz76 :

Jail grocery ceos for profiteering

JDWHIZKEY :

Ndp…no damn plan…same as it’s always been…make the gov Pay for everything…tax the 💩out of everything

mectec70 :

inflation makes the rich richer there doesn't have to be inflation. stop printing money. pretty sure thats federal

jjae579 :

I agree that grocery prices are out of hand, but that will not push me to vote NDP ever.

Stryker :

Are we the ONLY Province with this Inflation Issue? Or is it a Country wide problem affecting ALL CANADIANS. But let me guess. YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS!! YOU are going to solve the CANADA WIDE Inflation Issue!!

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