Jim Stanford
About Jim Stanford
Jim Stanford is an economist and director of the Centre for Future Work, based in Vancouver. He recently gave testimony to the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food on the role of high retailer profits in food price inflation.
The U.S. has a huge advantage in services trade – which is why Donald Trump never talks about it
Canada needs to push back hard against Trump’s false characterization of the bilateral relationship. The U.S. doesn’t subsidize Canada. To the contrary, U.S. corporations exploit Canada.
Excessive supermarket profits boost inflation
Unless we see a quick stabilization of prices and moderation of grocery profits, we can expect food prices to remain a hot political topic right through 2024.