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[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago

This is good news but just a reminder that Jimmy P's companies (Save On Foods, etc) were and are involved in price fixing and gouging prices on your basic food needs.

Fuck him, fuck Galen Weston, and the entire oligopoly that has a choke hold on our groceries.

Boycott them if you can afford to. This is proof they'll listen to potential profit losses.

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I mean it’d be hard to keep calling himself a philanthropist, if he went ahead with the deal.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago

Should donate it instead?

/s

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Pessimists said this would never happen and that boycotts are pointless 🤣

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 19 hours ago

Pessimism of the mind, optimism of the will!

[–] ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca 8 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Don't you just love to see it: Billionaires with at least a modicum of decency left.

[–] imrighthere@lemmy.ca 25 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

That is self preservation, not decency.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 17 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

100%

Had to explain this to family yesterday.

Told them I'm positive he will do the right thing, but not for the reasons we want him to.

That said, I'd rather him be a heartless capitalist than a willing traitor. So beat possible outcome I suppose

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Pattison is an asshole but is somewhat of a patriot - they ran a bunch of pro-Canada messaging on their digital boards during the 51st state drama. Now excuse me as I go take a shower after defending him in the slightest.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They also price gouged on Canadian products when calls to buy Canadian started.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, he's such a patriot that he wants to ensure that only Canadians have the right to fuck over other Canadians.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 19 hours ago

Perfection.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

How can you tell?

A lot of other people have found success cowtowing to Trump. Even Canadians have tried.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

Not decency, there were several calls out to boycott over this and they know what's good for their stakeholders.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 19 hours ago

Once newcomers arrive, they're part of the Western Family.