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NDP agree to help pass Liberal 'affordable housing and groceries' bill in exchange for amendments (www.ctvnews.ca)
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With the parliamentary clock ticking down and the government yet to pass their 'affordable housing and groceries' bill—the first piece of federal legislation tabled in the fall sitting—the NDP have agreed to help the Liberals advance Bill C-56 in exchange for a series of amendments inspired by a similar bill from Leader Jagmeet Singh, CTV News has learned.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (12 children)

"But, because the Conservatives weren't willing to let debate on the bill collapse… we thought that was an opportunity for us to have some leverage to get the Liberals to improve the bill."

LOL. Conservatives aren't willing to do much to help taxpayers.

Increasing the maximum penalty for bad corporate behaviours, such as price fixing and overcharging, to $25 million for the first infraction and $35 million each infraction thereafter

IMO, this money should go directly back to consumers. After all, these companies are stealing from us, so we should be entitled to get our money back. But $25 million wouldn't be enough... these guys are robbing us of an extra 20-30% on each grocery bill.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

IMO, this money should go directly back to consumers

It nearly does. The government collects the fines, which reduces public deficit, which allows the government to either lower taxes or spend more relative to what it would do otherise, which means money ends in the pockets of citizens either way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That may be true, but consumers who overspent on food, and are in this present day struggling, should get the money back in cash.

I've never had a tax break in all the years that I've been robbed by grocery stores.

In other words, we haven't been collecting nearly as much as what's been taken from us.

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