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[-] grte@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While I agree with the idea of a windfall tax on excessive profit, I think we ought to go further. These companies have shown that they are willing to gouge Canadians in emergency moments when we are at our most uncertain. Well, it's fairly well known that Saskatchewan enjoys some of the best telco service in the country thanks to the presence of SaskTel keeping them honest. So I propose we start a nationally owned grocery chain in that vein which, being run for the public benefit rather than for profit, would be able to set prices that the private and proven to be untrustworthy grocers will be forced to compete with.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Neighborhood food cooperatives used to be common. People would simply buy their groceries collectively from farmers and wholesalers and distribute it through the co-op to members. Government agencies could be filling the role of food cooperatives, or fostering the creation of a new generation of co-ops.

[-] stephanetremblay@mstdn.ca 2 points 1 year ago

@jerkface @grte We should look into bringing those back.

[-] TheGayTramp@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

There are tons of coops across western Canada. It’s basically a chain at this point. Every small town has one. But for some reason they are very rare in the east

[-] stephanetremblay@mstdn.ca 2 points 1 year ago

@TheGayTramp that's true. There was one in a village near our cabin. It's the only one I've ever heard of in Québec.

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