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B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs
- A B.C. organization called Union Gospel Mission said its emergency food hamper program usage increased by 114% in 2025 due to rising food costs.
- Union Gospel Mission is calling for governments to consider opening government-run grocery stores to help lower food prices.
- A former Whole Foods executive said the government would need to subsidize costs like labor and rent to lower grocery prices to 2019 levels.
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B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs
When Elizabeth Osinde arrived in Canada about two years ago as a refugee from Kenya, pregnant with her son, she remembers being able to buy a bunch of kale for $2 or $3 dollars.
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B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — When Elizabeth Osinde arrived in Canada about two years ago as a refugee from Kenya, pregnant with her son, she remembers being able to buy a bunch of kale for $2 or $3 dollars. That same bunch is now closer to $5. Osinde said she has a deep sense of gratitude for everything that Canada and the refugee program provides for her and her son, but she still has to rely on emergency hampers from Vancouver’s Union Gospel Mission to make en…
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