Now? Apparently you missed... literally every single civics and social science class during your education. We always have. In fact, I can effectively guarantee you break several laws every single week.
They use the same cells for people who stole from assholes as people who stole from saints.
Similarly, insurrectionist assholes don't get a reduced sentence just because they knew in their hearts that Donald was right -- deciding your target is a bad person doesn't change the crime.
So the CEO of Loblaws (the parent company that owns most of the grocery chains/stores in Canada) has very explicitly been engaged in price-fixing of groceries.
These people are stealing from us. It is correct to steal from them.
Just this morning I read an article posted to Lemmy about an effort to hold a boycott against Loblaws and the difficulties of boycotting what is basically a monopoly for an essential service (in many places lacking competition, or where the competition is pulling the same shit, it wouldn't be a boycott so much as a hunger strike). Looks like someone found a way around that conundrum!
I switched to the local international grocery and Longo's. At least then I'm supporting small business. I am at an advantage living in a large city with local options which many don't have, but it's honestly working well.
Loblaws is the largest grocery conglomerate in Canada. Its owner, Galen Weston Jr., the chairman and CEO of George Weston Limited, a holdings company that owns so much shit in Canada. And also executive chairman and president of Loblaws Companies Limited.
Weston jr is the figurehead of food price inflation in Canada. He's basically responsible for starting the trend and everybody else followed.
Food insecurity has become a serious problem if Canada and food banks have been solicited like never before since the pandemic.
This is doing to be a hot topic issue in the next federal elections. But already, Loblaws lobbyists are already courting the main party leaders to ensure they don't do anything to decrease the control they have on the food industry and the profits they make.
It's disgusting. I approve of this steal from Loblaws day. But it shouldn't be limited to Loblaws. This should be every major grocery store like Metro and IGA.
Some time ago, we lived in a place where the only grocery was Sobeys. Now that we've moved to a place with half a dozen options around - chain and independent alike - the grocery bill is down 30%.
