Grocery Chains Profit More from Rent Than Salmon: Analysts Expose Hidden Revenue Streams in Canada's Food Supply
The actual profitability of major grocery chains is questioned: a detailed profit breakdown suggests 60%-70% of revenue for major retailers derives from property ownership and landlord fees, not food sales.
Commenters argue the entire political funding dynamic is staged. 'allen' claims the funding anticipates a 1.75-party system, which only lets Liberals maintain power, thus needing a left flank. 'MyBrainHurts' asserts Liberals engineered the funding to force strategic 'floor crossing.' Meanwhile, 'Teppa' redirects the blame entirely, demanding public ownership or competition in groceries because government policy created overpriced real estate and monopolies. 'AGM' specifically cited the property revenue structure, and 'Coriba' sees the NDP as a necessary, viable alternative to the status quo.
The weight of opinion splits sharply between structural critique and political maneuvering. While there is consensus that the two-party system is breaking, the fault lines run over whether the problem is party funding optics or the core economic failure: monopolized real estate and supply chains.
Key Points
Major grocery profit comes from property ownership, not food sales.
AGM provided estimates claiming 60%-70% of retailer revenue is derived from property ownership and associated fees.
The ruling parties are engineering the funding for the NDP.
Multiple users suggested the funding is a managed strategy by Conservatives/Liberals to prevent fragmentation into more than two major blocs.
The two-party system is inherently breaking down.
Commentators agree the political landscape is fracturing away from stability, requiring a recognized 'left flank' space.
The real issue is corporate monopoly over real estate and groceries.
Teppa directly blames government policy for overpriced real estate and advocates for public ownership alternatives.
The Liberals structured the funding to encourage members to switch parties.
MyBrainHurts argued the funding mechanism is a deliberate Liberal tactic designed to encourage 'strategic 'floor crossing'.
Source Discussions (4)
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