“Their frustration is understandable, but this kind of expectation betrays a misunderstanding of what’s actually driving food prices higher in this country.”

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    If anything on Weston’s part … it’s an admission that they do have something to do with all this. If their profits are so good, a boycott wouldn’t be so threatening to them. But the possibility of a boycott has them scared so they have to make a statement about it all.

    And a boycott to his business wouldn’t exactly hurt his wealth or endanger his life any way. A major well organized boycott could probably severely affect his businesses to the point of shutting some of them down … but I don’t see that happening. More than likely, the boycott will be a half-hearted attempt by Canadians and it will just mean a small decrease in the company’s profits.

    In the end the boycott will just mean his family wealth will be $8,399,000,000 instead of $8,400,000,000

    I don’t think it will cause his family to lose their ability to eat … unlike many Canadians across the country who can’t afford to buy their own food.