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Ottawa considered monetary penalties and ‘binding legislation’ to lower grocery prices

A behind the scenes look at Canada’s response to 2023’s rising grocery prices

Maeve EllisZak Vescera

9 Sep 2025 8 min read

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Galen Weston, dressed in a suit, exits a set of glass doors.
Galen G. Weston arrives at a Sept. 18, 2023 meeting with minister François-Philippe Champagne. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Maeve Ellis
Maeve Ellis

Maeve is an early-career Toronto reporter focused on investigative and multimedia journalism. She has previously worked at The Varsity, The Strand and the Investigative Journalism Bureau.

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