One in three Canadians believe grocery stores engaging in price gouging is the main reason food prices have been rising in Canada recently, according to a new survey of nearly 10,000 Canadians.
The survey, released earlier this week by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, found Canadian trust in grocers is shaky, and a recent parliamentary committee hearing on agriculture, in which leading grocers defended themselves against allegations of price gouging, didn’t convince most Canadians.
Most Canadians do not believe price gouging in grocery stores is the main cause of rising food prices, but this varies widely across provinces, the survey found. Between 30 to 33 per cent of respondents in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba answered price gouging was the main issue behind price hikes, according to the survey.
Overall, around 29.9 per cent of Canadians said they believe inflation or monetary policies were the main contributing factor behind food prices rising, which is almost on par with the 30.3 per cent who stated they believe grocery store price gouging was the main cause. Around 33 per cent of respondents felt the grocers’ testimonies were convincing or very convincing, with around 25 per cent of respondents characterizing this testimony as “transparent and forthcoming.”
The federal government has been discussing a potential Grocery Code of Conduct, which would try and balance supply between larger and smaller grocery stores to attract more suppliers to Canada. The government is set to provide an update on this idea sometime in April.
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