Fight Back With Libby Znaimer

"Greedflation" and the Latest of COVID 19 in Canada

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CANADA'S INFLATION AT 6.9%, BUT FOOD PRICES CONTINUE RISING Libby Znaimer is joined by Benjamin Tal, Chief Economist for CIBC as well as Pau Pujolas, Associate Professor of Economics at McMaster University and Julia Wendling, economist with Rosenberg Research. According to Statistics Canada, the rate of inflation declined to 6.9 per cent during the month of September. It was 7 per cent in August. At the same time, our food prices went up 11.4 per cent compared to one year ago. Our economists weigh in on the latest and what this means for you. JAGMEET SINGH ON NDP MOTION ADDRESSING "GREEDFLATION" Libby Znaimer is joined by Jagmeet Singh, leader of the NDP. Since Monday Loblaw Companies’ move to freeze prices on some lower end no name products has been front and centre. The announcement by the company’s billionaire chairman Galen Weston just reignited the debate about whether the large grocers are using inflation as  a cover for price gouging. The concept is called greedflation and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh