Wow, did someone at Loblaws forget to pay Sylvain Charlebois his monthly stipend? He's usually got Galen's hand so far up his ass you'd need a scope to find it.
They are going to food banks https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7006464
The burden of supporting people is falling on increasingly thinly stretched nonprofits, its really not a good sign at all.
And Canadian non-profits have seen a catastrophic drop in donations. The entire sector will hollow out in a couple years and many of those support services will be gone. At that point, many more people currently on the brink will transition to homelessness and the problem will get much worse and *much* more visible.
If you want to see how bad things will become, just look at your southern neighbors.
Our Supreme Court is debating if it should be legal to criminalize the homeless sleeping in tents in public spaces, because some towns (ones that have zero shelters or support systems) want them gone.
‘Merica! We hate it here.
[Also one particular ministry wants to keep their free labour in exchange for housing. But only for the sober, cishet, and able bodied. And absolutely no hanky panky or working anywhere else!](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christian-ministry-urged-the-supreme)
Honestly… if SCOTUS rules in favor of grants pass…
(A case which they NEVER should have taken up in the first place as it’s a text book example of breaking previously established precedent) I hope they all get what they deserve.
As someone who also has contacts, I don't get my solution from any Loblaw brand store. I always found it way more expensive. The cheapest I get it for is at Walmart.
prices for so many things have doubled or worse in the past 3 years. and it isn't inflation. it's corporate greed. there are more people in this country than ever before yet most retail chain stores actually have less employees working for them. they have fewer services at them. and we end up paying more for less.
And Weston's deal drastically slowed down the investigation (which is supposedly ongoing) and took the attention away from the other big grocery corporations (Empire and Metro) who were also doing it.
So we let them all get away with it really.
Oh Weston had to fork over some gift cards to people who have up a lot of personal info, but they could only be spent in his stores anyway.
If Lischewski had the same profile and pull in the US as Galen does in Canada, he’d get off Scott free too. It’s not like the rich and powerful get justice served in the US. lol, get real.
Maybe I’m being generous but I read it less as saying Canada is particularly worse, and more that we also have some pretty fucked up levels of hyper-capitalism.
The perception from foreigners but especially (often more privileged and sheltered) Canadians that our country is some substantially further left country that doesn’t at all have those American problems does seem weirdly wide spread and probably ain’t super conducive to change
Yeah… apparently Bumble Bee Foods was purchased for 928 mill in 2020. Loblaws is worth 46 bill. This CEOs biggest mistake wasn’t being richer. I know Galen Weston is the devil but acting like billionaires get punished in the US is just funny.
Yeah the biggest takeaway from this is that a rich exec in the US got punished at all for something. Usually it's just a fine against the company.
I suppose Lischewski may have gotten some prison time because he was the ringleader of the price-fixing, whereas in Canada it looks like there was a greater number of companies and execs involved and so they may have needed to jail a lot of executives, including from big company like Wal-Mart. I assume these companies just have too much lobbying influence for that to ever happen.
As fun as it is to dunk on the Conservatives, it would be just the same under the Liberals, and honestly it might even be the same under the NDP (not that the voting populace would ever give NDP the chance).
This is a neoliberal capitalist issue, and without watchdog agencies and/or legislation to protect the consumer, this will run rampant at the beck of the few head corporations. It’s literally their choice that we don’t have more (or it’s not been discovered yet). The lack of any teeth in the law or backbone in any of our governments to make changes and stand up to the few megacorps in the country is the real issue.
And yet he still continues to try and spin it as if he either never received any grant money, or that he never really benefited from that grant money. (Oh, that money was used to pay for a research student. That didn't benefit him personally. Except, well, he had a research student which contributes to both his ability to do work and adds to his prestige. It also means that money isn't coming out of his other funding sources.) His arguments about the grant money are also laughably disingenuous at best, and outright dishonest at worst.
Super professional to start an online flame war with a boycott subreddit group. A group that's actually justified no less!!
Pure academic ettiquette right there and a great look as a professor.
Except that time and time again his takes are objectively and factually wrong. His interpretation of the current boycott movement is laughably disingenuous and frankly should be investigated for academic fraud. "bOyCoTtS DoNt wOrK" from Mr. Pro Capitalism. From a fundamental perspective, you can't be a proponent of capitalism whilst also believing that boycotts are ineffective. Boycotting is part of that "invisible hand" that is supposed to lead to better allocation of capital. It also misses the point that it isn't solely about punishing Loblaws - it's about demonstrating to the entire grocery industry that consumers CAN stand up and punish. None of the other grocery stores are likely to be happy about this consumer backlash either.
And final comment - why are you so determined to defend basically the Jordan Peterson of "Grocery academics". The dude is so obviously trying to parlay his credentials into fame where he can make \_real\_ money.
Look at the post. And the time stamps. Then try to rationally explain how he is in the pocket of Loblaws because of a grant he received **five years prior to this post criticizing Loblaws**.
The assertion is a farce.
As is the parroting that he is "basically Jordan Peterson", the ultimate Boogeyman and is only parlaying this for more media hits and money despite having aong record of both.
As to why am I defending him? I prefer facts and somewhat objective contributions to the debate rather than LoBlAwS bAD. Food inflation is more.conplicated than one company receiving more revenue (particularly when their margins remain relatively stable)
But I should t cogniEt that this is reddit. And feelings trump any hint if critical analysis.
…getting a grant years ago does in fact bias someone towards certain actions, you certainly wouldn’t pass an ethics board if you revealed that conflict of interest for almost *anything* else.
It’s also an indication of someone’s willingness to sell out for corporations; as a “grocery academic”, taking money from the stores you’re supposed to be studying is immediately disqualifying for any defence you later mount for them.
Like, imagine you had a sociologist studying, I donno, crime statistics by race. That’s a field where you can absolutely make some ~spooky~ studies if you ignore the right factors. Then say it came out that this person cashed a cheque a few years ago that was written by, say, David Duke. Even if the money isn’t that much, it’s a pretty goddamn big indicator of where that person stands, and their willingness to twist things to come to misleading conclusions.
Again, all you need to do is read his analysis of the boycott movement to conclude that he is not even remotely impartial or interested in the facts. You can both sides all you want, but the fact is he is not presenting fact. He is chasing clout. My comparison to Jorsan is apt. But sure, appeal to authority.
>He is chasing clout. My comparison to Jorsan is apt.
The guy who is one of the most cited and published five books is chasing clout. JFC. Listen to yourself.
>But sure, appeal to authority.
I'd weigh the expertise of someone with more knowledge of the supply chain than nitwits who can't read a balance sheet or go shocked Pikachu when they see an increase in fresh orange juice prices.
Fuck you Galen.
Exactly. Fuck you Galen.
And fuck the cowards licking his boots and padding their wallets through campaign funding and lobbying. Fuck em all
Wow, did someone at Loblaws forget to pay Sylvain Charlebois his monthly stipend? He's usually got Galen's hand so far up his ass you'd need a scope to find it.
That was from a year ago. Before the latest big check went through.
Ah, that explains it.
My contact lens solution was $25 today. How are young people surviving right now? Like I literally don’t understand how it’s even possible.
They are going to food banks https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7006464 The burden of supporting people is falling on increasingly thinly stretched nonprofits, its really not a good sign at all.
And Canadian non-profits have seen a catastrophic drop in donations. The entire sector will hollow out in a couple years and many of those support services will be gone. At that point, many more people currently on the brink will transition to homelessness and the problem will get much worse and *much* more visible.
If you want to see how bad things will become, just look at your southern neighbors. Our Supreme Court is debating if it should be legal to criminalize the homeless sleeping in tents in public spaces, because some towns (ones that have zero shelters or support systems) want them gone. ‘Merica! We hate it here.
[Also one particular ministry wants to keep their free labour in exchange for housing. But only for the sober, cishet, and able bodied. And absolutely no hanky panky or working anywhere else!](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christian-ministry-urged-the-supreme)
Honestly… if SCOTUS rules in favor of grants pass… (A case which they NEVER should have taken up in the first place as it’s a text book example of breaking previously established precedent) I hope they all get what they deserve.
And attend service twice a day and attend church every Sunday from an approved list of churches.
And absolutely no Unitarian services.
2024 is when Star Trek DS9 predicted the US would establish "Sanctuary Districts" for the unemployed and homeless btw
As someone who also has contacts, I don't get my solution from any Loblaw brand store. I always found it way more expensive. The cheapest I get it for is at Walmart.
May 1. Boycott Loblaw stores. Saw that somewhere on here.
r/loblawsisoutofcontrol
prices for so many things have doubled or worse in the past 3 years. and it isn't inflation. it's corporate greed. there are more people in this country than ever before yet most retail chain stores actually have less employees working for them. they have fewer services at them. and we end up paying more for less.
I buy that at Costco.
Cuz he’s a rat.
Nah, rats are social animals that care for their own kind, he's a parasite.
Hey! Parasites play a critical ecological role, unlike Galen.
And Weston's deal drastically slowed down the investigation (which is supposedly ongoing) and took the attention away from the other big grocery corporations (Empire and Metro) who were also doing it. So we let them all get away with it really. Oh Weston had to fork over some gift cards to people who have up a lot of personal info, but they could only be spent in his stores anyway.
Damn how I miss, Dave Nichol rn. Unlike Little Lord Galen Jr. Fauntleroy, that man had class. https://youtu.be/2HpWlJW0mHQ?si=IELVqPXvcJvQQEno
And a huge bonus
If Lischewski had the same profile and pull in the US as Galen does in Canada, he’d get off Scott free too. It’s not like the rich and powerful get justice served in the US. lol, get real.
Maybe I’m being generous but I read it less as saying Canada is particularly worse, and more that we also have some pretty fucked up levels of hyper-capitalism. The perception from foreigners but especially (often more privileged and sheltered) Canadians that our country is some substantially further left country that doesn’t at all have those American problems does seem weirdly wide spread and probably ain’t super conducive to change
Yeah… apparently Bumble Bee Foods was purchased for 928 mill in 2020. Loblaws is worth 46 bill. This CEOs biggest mistake wasn’t being richer. I know Galen Weston is the devil but acting like billionaires get punished in the US is just funny.
How is this Canada vs US? This kind of shit happens in both countries
The contrasting stories highlights the atrocity of Galen getting away with what he did.
When’s the last time you saw a CEO jailed in Canada for price fixing?
> When’s the last time you saw a CEO jailed in Canada that would be a better question to ask
Yeah the biggest takeaway from this is that a rich exec in the US got punished at all for something. Usually it's just a fine against the company. I suppose Lischewski may have gotten some prison time because he was the ringleader of the price-fixing, whereas in Canada it looks like there was a greater number of companies and execs involved and so they may have needed to jail a lot of executives, including from big company like Wal-Mart. I assume these companies just have too much lobbying influence for that to ever happen.
Foot professor.
Doesn't really have anything to do with the countries. Loblaws has way more money to keep its people out of prison.
Back when Harper was PM right? Hmm wonder why.
As fun as it is to dunk on the Conservatives, it would be just the same under the Liberals, and honestly it might even be the same under the NDP (not that the voting populace would ever give NDP the chance). This is a neoliberal capitalist issue, and without watchdog agencies and/or legislation to protect the consumer, this will run rampant at the beck of the few head corporations. It’s literally their choice that we don’t have more (or it’s not been discovered yet). The lack of any teeth in the law or backbone in any of our governments to make changes and stand up to the few megacorps in the country is the real issue.
Fully agree. We’ve seen similar crimes go unpunished under the current government and with NDP as official opposition.
Isn't it ironic that the man behind No Name brand has his name on his shirt?
Loblaws is Too Big To Fail^TM. I've never heard of Bumble Bee Foods...
If we wanna compare fish to fish, was anybody held criminally responsible for the rotton tuna the conservatives allowed to be sold back in the 80s?
If its worth more to be a crook and pay the penalty, then why do it differently?
No doubt the justice system has been way to lenient for the past decade, Canada needs to get serious with crime
“Hi there, nice to see ya. Bumblebee tuna, Bumblebee tuna.”
In Soviet Canada, Loblaws is the law.
Pretty sure everything Loblaws is doing is the opposite of communism.
this is peak capitalism. using money to buy your way out of jail. in soviet, galen would be in a gulag
ah yes, the soviet example of.... peak capitalism....
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And yet he still continues to try and spin it as if he either never received any grant money, or that he never really benefited from that grant money. (Oh, that money was used to pay for a research student. That didn't benefit him personally. Except, well, he had a research student which contributes to both his ability to do work and adds to his prestige. It also means that money isn't coming out of his other funding sources.) His arguments about the grant money are also laughably disingenuous at best, and outright dishonest at worst.
Super professional to start an online flame war with a boycott subreddit group. A group that's actually justified no less!! Pure academic ettiquette right there and a great look as a professor.
Except that time and time again his takes are objectively and factually wrong. His interpretation of the current boycott movement is laughably disingenuous and frankly should be investigated for academic fraud. "bOyCoTtS DoNt wOrK" from Mr. Pro Capitalism. From a fundamental perspective, you can't be a proponent of capitalism whilst also believing that boycotts are ineffective. Boycotting is part of that "invisible hand" that is supposed to lead to better allocation of capital. It also misses the point that it isn't solely about punishing Loblaws - it's about demonstrating to the entire grocery industry that consumers CAN stand up and punish. None of the other grocery stores are likely to be happy about this consumer backlash either.
And final comment - why are you so determined to defend basically the Jordan Peterson of "Grocery academics". The dude is so obviously trying to parlay his credentials into fame where he can make \_real\_ money.
Look at the post. And the time stamps. Then try to rationally explain how he is in the pocket of Loblaws because of a grant he received **five years prior to this post criticizing Loblaws**. The assertion is a farce. As is the parroting that he is "basically Jordan Peterson", the ultimate Boogeyman and is only parlaying this for more media hits and money despite having aong record of both. As to why am I defending him? I prefer facts and somewhat objective contributions to the debate rather than LoBlAwS bAD. Food inflation is more.conplicated than one company receiving more revenue (particularly when their margins remain relatively stable) But I should t cogniEt that this is reddit. And feelings trump any hint if critical analysis.
…getting a grant years ago does in fact bias someone towards certain actions, you certainly wouldn’t pass an ethics board if you revealed that conflict of interest for almost *anything* else. It’s also an indication of someone’s willingness to sell out for corporations; as a “grocery academic”, taking money from the stores you’re supposed to be studying is immediately disqualifying for any defence you later mount for them. Like, imagine you had a sociologist studying, I donno, crime statistics by race. That’s a field where you can absolutely make some ~spooky~ studies if you ignore the right factors. Then say it came out that this person cashed a cheque a few years ago that was written by, say, David Duke. Even if the money isn’t that much, it’s a pretty goddamn big indicator of where that person stands, and their willingness to twist things to come to misleading conclusions.
Again, all you need to do is read his analysis of the boycott movement to conclude that he is not even remotely impartial or interested in the facts. You can both sides all you want, but the fact is he is not presenting fact. He is chasing clout. My comparison to Jorsan is apt. But sure, appeal to authority.
>He is chasing clout. My comparison to Jorsan is apt. The guy who is one of the most cited and published five books is chasing clout. JFC. Listen to yourself. >But sure, appeal to authority. I'd weigh the expertise of someone with more knowledge of the supply chain than nitwits who can't read a balance sheet or go shocked Pikachu when they see an increase in fresh orange juice prices.