A new bill passed in the House of Commons should lower food costs for Canadians, says North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney.
The bill, pushed through by NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, made it past a second reading and will go to committee for more discussion and changes. The bill increases penalties for price-fixing and wage-fixing, and it clarifies rules around anti-competitive mergers.
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