alekwiinikainenlockhart:thepeoplesrecord:$28 cabbage, $65 chicken, and other insane food prices in N
alekwiinikainenlockhart:thepeoplesrecord:$28 cabbage, $65 chicken, and other insane food prices in Northern CanadaJune 11, 2012It’s not just food, either — necessary sundries like diapers and sanitary napkins are also outrageously expensive. According to one comment on the Facebook group, it’s often more cost-effective to fly to Edmonton, Alberta, do your shopping there, and fly home. (That alone is a pretty good indication that shipping costs are not exclusively to blame.) Meanwhile, a family of four on social assistance in Nunavut would get about $275 to $325 a week for food.Nunavut residents protested outside their local stores on Saturday, and some are reporting price changes as stores have been shamed into cutting back on their price gouging — at least temporarily. One resident reports on Facebook: “Bought an avocado for 1.99,(was 5.99 for one) green onions 2.19, cranberry juice 4.99 from 18.99.” We’ll see how long that lasts.There’s a Change.org petition about addressing food insecurity in Nunavut, if you need something to do with your impotent rage, and the Iqaluit food bank is probably taking donations.SourceAnd remember that these people had lived off the land in equilibrium with nature until they were forced to move to settlements. -- source link