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Alberta Minister Plans to Meet Grocery Store Owners About Rising Price of Food
The minister will discuss inflation pressures as food costs have risen 30% in five years and grocery profits reached record levels in 2023.
- Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally is meeting with large Canadian grocers to address food affordability in Alberta, aiming to identify potential government actions to lower prices for staples.
- On Saturday, Premier Danielle Smith noted that many Albertans are frustrated by significantly increased food bills, as costs have surged 30 per cent over the past five years.
- A University of Calgary webpage states inflation stems from climate change impacts and supply chain disruptions, while a Leger survey shows 28 per cent of respondents attribute rising costs to grocery chain profit margins.
- Dani DeBoice, executive director of Vibrant Communities Calgary, said low-income residents face difficult trade-offs between rent and food, urging the province to bolster support programs for seniors.
- Smith stated on Saturday that her government has assisted affordability by lowering utility costs and opposing the federal consumer carbon tax, though the NDP continues to pan these policies as insufficient.
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Alberta government meeting with grocers to address food affordability: minister
EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says it’s meeting with some of Canada’s largest grocers to address food affordability in the province. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally says in a statement that the cost of food has gone up across the country and the world. He says the government is meeting with grocery owners because lowering costs […]
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