"A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue"
#cdnpoli #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #publicgrocery

Fred DeLorey was the 2021 National Campaign Manager for the #CPC ➡️ northstarpa.ca/person/fred = #DougFord #StephenHarper 🔚 #FredDeLorey on #PublicGrocery

I'm about seven months late to the party on this, but I am fully down with the idea of a dewy decimal system for groceries. I think it could be brilliantly applied to the formation of a public network of grocery coops.
#PublicGrocery #ChewyDecimalSystem @hankgreen.bsky.social

"public grocery stores could cut costs by 30 to 40 per cent by using a subsidized warehouse model ... Lewis has called for the creation of regional food hubs where local produce could be grown, stored and distributed."
#CDNpoli #PublicGrocery #FoodHubs #FoodSovereignty #NDP

"Toronto city council recently passed a motion introducing a similar pilot program. The plan is scheduled to be presented next spring. Newly minted federal NDP leader Avi Lewis also made the push to establish a public grocer in Canada a key plank of his party leadership campaign."
#PublicGrocery

'Will consider' is the nothing-burger of politics. Politicians will always spin up a positive tone even when giving non-answers, which this is #publicgrocery #food #Newfoundland

vocm.com/2026/06/02/g...

Indeed, for a federation of private coops. But the article omits the option of a crown corporation and coop-public partnerships.
"Building nationwide chain of non-corporate grocers would be 'difficult and painful process'"
#PublicGrocery #CDNpoli #FoodSovereignty #FoodCoop

Mayor Mamdani just announced plans to open a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem. 🛒

It’s a powerful step toward making life more affordable for New Yorkers. Cities like St. Paul, Atlanta and Venice, IL, are experimenting with #publicgrocery stores and and we are excited for its promise.

3/ But we also heard what’s possible when communities and government work together to build real solutions. In Venice, that meant organizing to open Illinois’ first #publicgrocery store that will bring affordable groceries to a community long overlooked.🛒

From the CCPA earlier this month: "It would cost approximately $350 million for initial infrastructure to open 50 stores (40 in urban centers, 10 in remote regions), six distribution hubs, and run associated logistics."
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
#CDNpoli #PublicGrocery

The #NutritionNorth report was due 2026-03-31 but
i still think those who live there should speak first
🔚 (𝑣𝑠) How could 10 #PublicGrocery stores supply the entire North? There are >30 remote communities in Ontario alone ➡️ foodtank.com/news/2018/12...

#CBC📻 #PublicGrocery 🛒
Is a government-run grocery store the fix?
1️⃣ #CrossCountryCheckup Apr-04 (i think a #UofG prof* might know more then any Yank does) @ www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
2️⃣ #TheCurrent* Apr-07 @ www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
* Mike von Massow, Guelph🔚 #cdnPoli #DailyBreadFoodBank #NDP🇨🇦

PAYING for EVERYTHING
Could we please know how many $Billions taxing “the 1%” will net, SVP 🔚 #AviLewis #cdnPoli #NDP
#NDP🇨🇦 #PublicGrocery et al

PUBLIC GROCERY #NDP🇨🇦
𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 NUMBERS
🗽 NYC (2 Posts) bsky.app/profile/gran...
🇲🇽 MEXICO (3 Posts) bsky.app/profile/gran...
🇺🇸 MILITARY bsky.app/profile/gran...
🛒 WHOLE FOODS bsky.app/profile/gran... 1/2 🔚 #AviLewis #CCPA + #cdnPoli #NDP #PublicGrocery

WHOLE FOODS 🇺🇸
Main Site #Prime www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Flyer www.wholefoodsmarket.com/sales-flyer 🔚 #AviLewis #CCPA #NDP #NDP🇨🇦 #PublicGrocery #WholeFoods

Mexico’s Government-Owned Supermarkets
At its peak, there were 336 stores across the whole country
By 2025-11-12 only 43 locations remained - the majority of them in #Mexico City [pop. >23,000,000]
How is it fair that the rest of us should subsidize the “lucky 10/40/50” SVP? #cdnPoli #PublicGrocery

FYI
American Military Commissaries
• are as old as Canada corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/c...
• serve the gigantic US Military
• with a large bureaucracy corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/d... 🔚 #cdnPoli #PublicGrocery