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Amy Hamm: Carney's grocery bribe a cynical ploy to buy voter support

Keep your bribe, prime minister. We're not selling out for the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit

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On Feb. 12, Parliament passed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit,” which promises low-income Canadians a cheque in the spring, as well as ongoing quarterly payments to help put steaks back on their dinner tables. (We all know that steak is, now, practically a luxury product in this country.)

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On X, the prime minister gloated that this could mean upwards of 12 million Canadians will receive up to $1,890 in 2026. My, that’s 46 pounds of beef tenderloin steak per household, right there! Delicious.

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