Tag Archives: Food Insecurity
A Win For The Little Guy
I must admit I am surprised. Canada’s biggest grocery chain has backed down on its’ decision to lower its discount on expiring food. I had thought they would ride out the bad publicity. The company announced the decision Friday, though it won’t take effect immediately. I guess they want to use up the new stickers […]
The Price Hike
I saw the stickers before it hit the news. I was not impressed. Living across the street from two major grocery stores has allowed me to be somewhat cushioned from the rapid inflation in food prices over the past couple of years. Despite overall price hikes of ten per cent (and 20 or 30 per […]
Best Before
I see in the newspaper that there is a movement to eliminate the “best before” dates from food packaging. Apparently most Canadians are opposed to the idea. Me too – but not for the reasons of the majority. My reasoning is purely selfish. Whoever chose “best before” for labeling would probably choose different words if […]
The Oil Crisis
The price of oil regularly fluctuates on the world market. It is at more than $120 a barrel as I write this, up from below zero a couple of years ago. (If you don’t quite understand the math to that, join the club.) People are feeling the pain at the gas pumps. But there is another oil […]
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