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Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Juin 26, 2024 2:30AM

Forget the Loblaws boycott—Canada should scrap supply management instead

Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen

Forget the Loblaws boycott—Canada should scrap supply management instead

Low-income Canadians spend an estimated one-fifth of their income on food.

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supply management, food supply, grocery bill, dairy policy, dairy supply management

Septembre 21, 2023 9:19AM

Prime minister’s threat to grocery chains won’t solve food price problem

Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios

Prime minister’s threat to grocery chains won’t solve food price problem

A serious approach to food inflation would focus on reducing costs to producers and encouraging greater supply.

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food prices, food supply, goods and services, inflation, agricultural supply management

Mai 10, 2023 2:30AM

Rising prices at the grocery store—it’s complicated

In March, food prices were 9 per cent higher than a year earlier.

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inflation, food prices, canadian dollar, food supply, food sources

Août 18, 2021 10:30AM

Food ‘self-sufficiency’—recipe for disaster

Pierre Desrochers, Joanna Szurmak

Food ‘self-sufficiency’—recipe for disaster

Coal-powered transportation ended widespread hunger and misery in advanced economies.

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self-sufficiency project, food sources, food supply, food prices

Mars 3, 2020 11:00AM

Coronavirus shockwaves felt around the world economy

Livio Di Matteo

Coronavirus shockwaves felt around the world economy

From 1973 to 1996, Canada's average annual unemployment rate was 8.9 per cent.

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economy, GDP growth, supply chain concerns, food supply

Octobre 8, 2019 1:00AM

The Myths of Local Food Policy: Lessons from the Economic and Social History of the Food System

Pierre Desrochers

Étiquettes:

economic development, food security, food prices, food supply, food sources, food, food supply management, agricultural policy