🍁….TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT FAILS TO ACT ON THE RISING INFLATION .

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🍁….TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT FAILS TO ACT ON THE RISING INFLATION .

By Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada-Inflation hit a staggering 6.7% in March, a number many adult Canadians have never seen, never had to deal with. The last time inflation was this high, in January 1991,



Gasoline is up 11.9% compared to February but 39.8% compared to a year earlier. Furniture is up 13.7% year-over-year, vehicles are up 7%, rent is up 4.1%.



Groceries, the area where people notice price hikes the most, was hardly spared. Overall grocery prices were up by 8.7% but some items were much higher. Butter rose 16%, cheese 10.4%, milk 7.7% mostly due to price hikes authorized by the Canadian Dairy Commission. Pasta prices were up a whopping 17.8% and cereal costs were up $12.3%.



Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland have been reminding people that the factors driving inflation are not entirely within their control. Supply chain backlogs and Russia's invasion of Ukraine are the main culprits making life less and less affordable for Canadians — especially those on fixed incomes.

The prime minister and other cabinet ministers acknowledged Canadians are struggling but offered no promises of tax relief. Instead, they pointed to previous spending initiatives to help Canadians.