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Trudeau announces new measures to deal with housing, grocery prices (www.cbc.ca)
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Faced with increasing pressure to respond to widespread concerns about the cost of living and questions about his leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a series of new measures Thursday meant to deal with rising housing and grocery prices.

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[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The federal government also announced it will bring forward legislation to empower the Competition Bureau to ensure that corporate mergers and acquisitions do not have an adverse effect on the affordability of goods and services.

I laughed at that part not gonna lie

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, just like how the CRTC ensures we keep paying some of the highest prices for internet and phone service in the world.

[–] sik0fewl@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait a minute -- what are they doing now?!?

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Don't worry Rogers, you're safe.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, they'll give the Competition Bureau teeth. Sure they will, the fucking liars.

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whatever teeth the Competition Bureau has, the Harper-appointed judge on the Competition Tribunal apparently has bigger ones.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So for how many years of the Liberal administration is the responsibility of the issues with the Competition Bureau going to be Harpers? Should we give it another 8?

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

The judiciary is complicated, since they can't just fire a judge they don't like. I think the Liberals have been stung hard enough on that front after SNC Lavalin.

[–] vasametropolis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It has to be satire.

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, let me check

...

Yeah, that Harper appointee on the federal court of appeals says no.