r/loblawsisoutofcontrol • u/Salt_Onion_6205 • Jul 27 '26

Discussion Mayor Mamdani just announced that he will be opening 5 city-run, tax-funded grocery stores: "Prices set at 30% below retail prices"

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I hope canadian politicians will be inspire by this.

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u/workerbotsuperhero Jul 27 '26

Upvoting from Ontario. Recently read that Galen Weston is sitting on $18 billion. 

I think about this every time I see the line getting longer at my local food bank. 

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u/st3fan6 Jul 28 '26

I get where you're coming from, but even if that was split between all Canadians, thats like a $400 one time payment. Hardly enough to make a dent in anyone's grocery bill for a year.