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.

"No matter how many times you read it on Twitter, the idea that grocers are causing food inflation is not only false, it's impossible," said Loblaw Companies Ltd. president Galen Weston

There you have it folks, it's impossible.

Canada should nationalize a system for handling close-to-expiry produce. It would improve food security, improve health (with less processed foods), and reduce food waste.

It would also drive down prices with increased competition. Make it a legal requirement to dispose of close-to-expiry food in this way.

"If they are found to be excessive?" Loblaws posted record profits, FFS!

Return those profits to consumers and jail whoever is responsible for this racket.