Faced with increasing pressure to respond to widespread concerns about the cost of living and questions about his leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a series of new measures Thursday meant to deal with rising housing and grocery prices.

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    1 year ago

    The government needed to legislate price caps for key groceries

    By definition, a shortage occurs when an external mechanism, such as government intervention, prevents price from rising.

    Explain to us how creating a shortage of food, of all things, is a good idea. From my point of view as someone who likes to eat, a shortage of food is the scariest proposition.