Tony has been shoplifting most of his food and he feels no guilt.
“I shoplift 80 per cent of my groceries,” the Toronto-based 32-year-old said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Since moving to the city from North York two years ago, his monthly pay of
$2,000 isn’t enough to live on amid rising costs, he said, and he’s struggling to pay the bills.
Shoplifting — theft under $5,000 — is a criminal offence in Canada. But that hasn’t deterred Tony, who feels that stealing from big supermarket chains to survive should not be a crime.
