Food banks across the country are being forced to scale back services at a time when Canadians need them the most, due to limited supplies.
  • a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca
    22·
    20 hours ago

    So what are people supposed to do if they can’t afford food? Starve? This is getting ridiculous. All the big grocery corps need to be broken up to create more competition

    • dom@lemmy.ca
      191·
      19 hours ago

      We need subsidized grocers. Theres no reason the government cant run grocery stores that keeps things as close to cost as possible.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        9·
        8 hours ago

        Theres no reason the government cant run grocery stores

        Even if they did, as soon as there is a conservative government again, they’ll privatize it and sell it off for pennies on the dollar to their friends.

          • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            4 hours ago

            Historically it’s been the Cons that have privatized more government assets than any other party.

            • unbanshee@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1·
              3 hours ago

              For sure, they did. Most of the big stuff was started, if not completed, by Conservative administrations.

              But Chrétien and Martin continued the process. Air Canada, Petro-Can, and CN Rail were all initiated by Mulroney but completed by Liberal PMs.

              My point is, I don’t see the LPC as reliable defenders of public services and I think it’s dangerous to view them as an ally in that context.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
        17·
        19 hours ago

        That’s a slippery slope there. I mean, what’s next, nationalizing our energy production to make gas and utilities affordable?

  • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
    4·
    4 hours ago

    When there is no more room in hell food on shelves, the dead poor shall walk the earth.

    ~ With apologies to George Romero

    The zombie apocalypse is here.