Canada’s ongoing grocery redemption arc.

The “Buy Canadian” moment has supplanted the grocery “Greedflation” narrative for now, but the $500 million bread price-fixing settlement is a reminder that Canada still has a lot to fix around food.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Vass Bednar

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading:

Supermarket workers are wearing body cameras. Welcome to the new dystopia – The Globe and Mail
Buying Canadian is a matter of pride for shoppers. For major grocery chains, it's an opportunity - CBC
How you can get your dough in the $500M Loblaw bread-fixing settlement - CBC
Why owning a dog or cat in Canada has become so expensive – The Globe and Mail
RCMP says it’s probing potential war crimes related to Israel-Hamas conflict - The Toronto Star

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