29 Replies to “#Justinflation at the food store could defeat the Liberals”

  1. “In fact, if one looks at the housing on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls versus the American side, it is very interesting. On the Canadian side, at 3047 St. Patrick Avenue, one can get a tiny shack for $549,900. On the American side, one gets a much bigger stand-alone home for $164,000. It is $549,900 on the Canadian side and $164,000 on the American side, and both are at Niagara Falls. Why the discrepancy?”

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    1. In Canada, demand is high and supply has been severely constrained by lack of private, developable land with an abundance of strangulating regulation. In the US, public land is a much smaller percentage of the total with most public land concentrated in the west in national forests and BLM land (desert). In Canada, public land, thanks to the SCOC is now in a bifurcated twilight zone between Indian expectation of full ownership and fully interracial collective ownership with politicians riding the fence of endless legalistic fog and negotiation/ shakedown, grift, and institutional apartheid. Other than the post war veterans land act inspired homesteading, Canada pretty much stopped granting private land 150 years ago.

  2. That sounds about right. Everything, not just Brie cheese, has gone up about 40% within the last year.

  3. It’s possible. Canadians invariably vote their wallets. High inflation functions as a flat tax on everyone using the currency. Justatwit has been bad for the economic prospects of most Canadians through his inflationary policies. However, he’s been very good for public sector workers. It will be interesting to see if the former overcomes the latter this time around.

    1. Inflation is well on it’s way to making many working people into millionaires. Unfortunately, by the time they get there, it won’t mean anything. I’m retired and moved to Mexico three years ago, in part for the cost of living. In the past year, actual inflation in both countries has been about 15% (any official measure that doesn’t include food or energy is worse than useless). In addition, both the Canadian and US dollars are down 15% against the currency of a developing country. The good news is, I can get 10% on a GIC down here all day long; if I can cobble together enough of what remains to invest. ‘Greatest country in the world’ my ass!

    1. Unfortunately, Quebec does make excellent cheese! The Oka brand smoked Gouda is great!
      I like Brie as well, no frills has 2 small 200g double cream wheels for $11. Used to be able to get the larger 550g one for $10. Shrinkflation at its finest..
      Costco used to have a large wheel for a reasonable price as well, not sure about now.
      A lot of people are not buying the fancy products, so if you wait it out, they will put a discount sticker on products nearing expiry. Brie is already mouldy and gets eaten fast once purchased (think baked Brie)! Meat will also get a sticker, when it starts to brown, you still have a few days to eat it, or add it to the freezer.
      You have to get up pretty early to get to Walmart and check the sales bins to get in on the good deals!

      But yes, everything is more expensive and not much has really changed in the world, physically, it’s the way everything is approached now. People will be trying to grow their own food, they will try to stymy that next. Does your apartment complex has a rooftop garden? We are moving back to an agrarian/sustenance farming society, like we emerged from. The same physical problems exist now, as then: unequal distribution of resources. Technology came and helped that along, we could irrigate the dry lands and produce crops and send them about the world. Now, that is being restricted by the means of production and transportation, sales etc. every transaction being made more expensive and subject to taxes/middlemen taking their cut.

  5. You have more faith in the Canadian public than I do.
    In my neck of the woods…Liberal/NDP voters would rather saw off their arm than change parties…regardless of the situation.

  6. Garf Turner states inflation is not a Made in Canada issue, and regularly lets Justinflation’s infantile government off the hook for almost every financial decision, though, recently, he does call the Garden Gnome, the “non-financial Finance Minister”.
    Martin Armstrong states that all wars cause inflationary spending, hard to argue with that, given the Ukraine farce, the price of fuel ever since, and the student of history that he is.
    The Fibs are out of touch with reality, and are causing harm to most residents of this country, much like their DeMarxist US counterparts. Meethead is Traitor#1 for allowing this to continue. Problem is, ENDP and Fib voters are also out of touch, blaming “big corporations” for the problems, when it’s their party’s narrow minded view of the world.
    Madness! Seems that something has to break badly to wake up the masses, we’re on a road to destruction under the current regimes of both countries.

  7. For years, I have been buying a wedge of Romano cheese at MY monthly trip to COSTCO. I buy it because it was a much better value than a similar wedge of aged Parmesan. I paid about $11.00-12.00 per wedge for the Romano. Now! That same size wedge is over $20.00!!! … very close to a 100% increase in price. In fact, it is so much MORE expensive … that I have gone back to the Parmesan … whose price hasn’t spiked hardly at all.

    https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/kirkland-signature-pecorino-romano-cheese%2c-2-lb-avg-wt.product.100077306.html

    Despite housing prices in Niagara … the food prices under Bidinflation are just as horrific

  8. Even if the next government removes the carbon tax I Don’t see prices fall much.

    My reasoning is a very small one off but here it is. Back when GST was introduced the government removed the corporate tax right? I recall 13 percent. Except no (few?) products reduced the cost to the retailer. I worked at a sporting goods store and one example was Bauer changed the name of the skate to custom 3000 from 2000. And the graphics on sticks. The Bauer reps justified it.

    I’m not sure Cambell is rolling the price back on the soup anytime soon.

    Thanks Blackie.

    1. Jeff – it wasn’t the corporate tax that was removed. That stayed there and – though there are different rates for “small business” and I am advised it’s now 15% but subject to all sorts of “depends”. What was supposedly removed was a basket of odd excise taxes which were randomly targeted at various products. Said Bauer products may not have been subject to those taxes.

  9. “…if one looks at the housing on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls versus the American side, it is very interesting…”

    I see the point here, but there is a huge difference between Niagara Falls NY and Niagara Falls ON. The US side is in serious decline; parts of Niagara Falls and Buffalo resemble Detroit – not as far gone, but the same sort of vibe.

    But i see the point being made here. I cannot believe there are $700K+ cookie-cutterhomes in Brighton (east edge of Saskatoon on Hwy 5). People are buying them, but i have no idea how.

  10. L – What would the amount of construction, along with (costs of materials, land, taxes,labour) have to be to reduce housing costs to affordable
    levels for median household levels? (show details of calculation)

    Canada once provided immigrants the opportunity to become middle-class, owning both a home and private transportation, with a check and
    balance on gov’t. corruption(abuse of power). Becoming self-employed,
    starting small growing to medium sized businesses, provides economic
    independence from government.

    Currently, the % of Canadians working directly or indirectly for gov’t.
    is estimated at nearly 25%. Steady gov’t. metastasis in regulatory
    burden has strangled small/medium businesses(Covid-19 Lockdowns
    and vaxx mandates accelerated this. Revealed has been a conspiracy
    between global billionaire businesses and totalitarian ‘military style’ government.

    A new totalitarianism seeking to destroy self-governing citizens
    of nation-states, foreshadows a return to the age of empires.
    The sci-fi movies of intergalactic imperialism is a metaphor for global
    imperialism on earth. To be continued…

    1. Even in the Okanagon valley which is famous for its orchards.

      In the Fraser Valley, BC renowned for providing potatoes to McDonalds, russet potatoes were regularly 69¢/lb a couple of years ago, saw them for $2.29/lb recently.

      Carrots also 69¢/lb previously, now $1.29/lb.

      These are not luxury items like brie cheese.

      canaduh is broken, turdeau broke it.

  13. We could harvest more lumber instead of letting it burn or be eaten by pine bark beetles to reduce the price of houses.

    1. Meanwhile, all West Fraser mills in BC are shutting down for 2 weeks, due to “poor market conditions.”

  14. First things first, I would bet getting rid of our current abusive government would be a big help, but then you’ll need to reduce the number and size of government agencies and workers. Don’t hold your breath on that!

  15. With cheese thank the dairy cartel. In most of the world cheese is peasant food since you don’t have to kill your cows to get it. In Canada it’s a luxury good. You can buy imported french Brie for cheaper than the local stuff and it has a 300% import tariff on it.

    1. The USA maintains a strategic cheese reserve in the caves around Springfield, Missouri. Current estimates about 1.5 billion pounds. USDA announces recently they are purchasing 47 million pounds to give to school meal programs. Not disagreeing with you, just pointing out cheese is a weird political issue

      1. I recall hearing that on a podcast a few months ago and was shocked by the amount of cheese in reserve.

        1. Readily available date via the USDA. Of course you can find out there is a reserve of 37 million pounds of Chicken Feet. Just don’t ask how much god is in Fort Knox.

    1. Canada is already f’ed. In fact, it no longer exists as a result of Justin Mao.

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