Economics, Affordability Top Agenda as Liberal Cabinet Meets in Montreal

Published on January 22, 2024

One of the federal government’s top priorities for the year ahead involves attracting new international grocers to Canada to expand competition and drive down prices, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Jan. 21 as a cabinet retreat was about to begin in Montreal. The entire federal cabinet is in the city for a three-day retreat ahead of the return of Parliament on Jan. 29 and the next federal budget expected later this winter. With cost-of-living issues still top of mind for Canadians, and signs in the polls that voters are growing ever crankier with the federal Liberals for being unable to provide much relief from rising prices, the ministers are trying to use the meeting to hone in on policies that may help....

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