lautan@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 months agoGrowing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way, a Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizenswww.thestar.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkGrowing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way, a Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizenswww.thestar.comlautan@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 months agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
minus-squarenbailey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·edit-27 months agoWe need to break up the grocery conglomerates. Nowhere else in the world is the food system so heavily monopolized and vertically integrated. Go tell an American about Cara Foods/Recipe Unltd[1] — they won’t believe you! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recipe_Unlimited
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 months agoThey operate a bunch of mediocre chain restaurants, not grocery stores - unless I’m missing something?
We need to break up the grocery conglomerates. Nowhere else in the world is the food system so heavily monopolized and vertically integrated. Go tell an American about Cara Foods/Recipe Unltd[1] — they won’t believe you!
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recipe_Unlimited
They operate a bunch of mediocre chain restaurants, not grocery stores - unless I’m missing something?