Federal government admits grocery task force lacks mandate for probes and enforcement.
The federal government has admitted that its newly created grocery task force, designed to monitor and investigate grocery retailers' practices, has not conducted any probes and lacks a mandate to take enforcement action. This contradicts previous government statements, which indicated the task force would investigate practices like shrinkflation to stabilize food prices. The NDP has criticized the government for misrepresenting the task force's capabilities.
April 30, 2024
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