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House Hansard - 285

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 26, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 285 - Feb/26/24
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Feb/26/24 2:29:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, people are getting ripped off by corporate grocery stores in this country; in the north, it is on another level. One litre of olive oil costs $36. The federal government subsidizes corporations working in the north with a program called nutrition north. Nutrition north gives millions of dollars in subsidies to these companies; the companies take a third of it and do not pass it on to consumers. Will the Liberal government reform nutrition north so the benefit goes to the people, not to the CEOs of corporations working in the north?
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Context: House Hansard - 285 - Feb/26/24
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Feb/26/24 2:30:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister knows the program is an abject failure. There is no denying that grocery retailers in the north are gouging people and that the Liberal government is giving subsidies to these companies. Instead of helping ordinary people, these companies are giving massive handouts to the CEOs of big grocery retailers. The question is simple. When will the Liberal government fix the program so that it works for the people and not for CEOs?
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