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Luckily, this is still a free country and we don’t need a reason for shopping elsewhere.
When Pierre Poilievre is elected with his Loblaws lobbyist employee, he might force us to shop at Loblaws. For freedom.
Whether 'tis nobler to grow wealth and gain
The finer things in life, or to undertake
A change of sex against a sea of doubters
And by opposing, gain pride. To be a man,
And face the trials of a fluctuating market,
Or become a woman, and embrace
The beauty and the freedom of another self.
Luckily, this is still a free country and we don’t need a reason for shopping elsewhere.
When Pierre Poilievre is elected with his Loblaws lobbyist employee, he might force us to shop at Loblaws. For freedom.
And, if they do end up with excess profits, they pay it back to Co-op members.
The image reminds me the RBC just bought HSBC, reducing our options and tightening the oligopoly. I was a customer of HSBC, but I’m not grumbling about RBC because I switched to another smaller bank. I’m not willing to fund their executive bonuses.
There are a lot of politically-homeless centrists in Alberta. Many, especially the older ones, can’t bring themselves to vote NDP. This could be a way to broaden their appeal. Because let’s face it, left-leaning voters have no alternative.
And it was free for everyone in 2020.