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Chasing the ‘Aldi effect’: Why it’s hard for discount grocers to break into Canada

But Charlebois also points the finger at the Competition Bureau, arguing its policing of the industry “devalues” Canada’s reputation as a good place to do business.

A push to bring more competition into the Canadian grocery sector in the form of discount European brands such as Aldi and Lidl would face steep obstacles in Canada’s fragmented marketplace, experts say.

The Competition Bureau’s probe into concentration among Canada’s grocers released Tuesday highlighted the role international competitors could play in lowering prices as food inflation continues to cause pain at the grocery store.

When you let Billionaires off with a slap on the wrist for a 14 year long price fixing grift foreign competion gets the message that the hometown Oligopolies rule in Canada.

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