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[–] L_N@piefed.ca 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

This isn't unique to Canada. It's a problem in many nations right now.

I think it's a case of "we should bring nations together and look for solutions together"; this problem transcends borders and can't really be solved on our own (it's practically a Timothy Morton hyper-object, the more I think about it).

We are facing a common enemy shared by several states, and we need to understand its scope and root causes. I feel that simply handing out checks as compensation is just a band-aid that won't last. We're far from a lasting solution…

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Canada's case is somewhat unique because we basically have a legalized groccery cartel/monopoly that stiffles competition and gets caught in price fixing schemes.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

The Canadian government does seem to favor their cartels, and the right, who keeps saying they're looking out for the little guy, is really against crown corporations, usually using the excuse of competition and the free market. Sadly, the Liberals have also drifted in that direction.

[–] L_N@piefed.ca 5 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it's not something unique to Canada.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

I'm not aware of other countries in a similar economic class as Canada that has such ineffective anti monopoly laws. Our corps barely even get a slap on the wrist for their price fixing schemes.