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[โ€“] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure that the antitrust legislation will kick in any day now...

[โ€“] sploosh@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Someone is going to lob a law bomb at Loblaw?

[โ€“] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

Maybe Bob Loblaw should write it in his Law Blog

[โ€“] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If a company doesnโ€™t adhere to Unix Philosophy then it should be broken up

[โ€“] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

You know, I kind of like that. We need a national KISS policy

[โ€“] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Loblaw should become the nothing company and blink out of existence for how much they abuse the market, price fix, overpay asshole CEOs and have shitty products.

[โ€“] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

And treat employees all the way up to and including store level managers like shit

[โ€“] Hootz@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

It's almost as if when a company gets to a certain size they should be nationalized if it's in the public's best interests.

[โ€“] psmgx@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Ooooof first Canadian Zaibatsu

[โ€“] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

it was better when he just had a law blog

[โ€“] lastjunkieonearth@lemdro.id 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Bob Loblaw's Law Blog lobs low blow

[โ€“] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

Loblaws can loblow my loballs

[โ€“] Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Getting rid of the efficiencies defence is a good start.

The article also hints at a deeper problem of land use. Zoning is limiting the space where new competitors can establish themselves. The established conglomerates buy up what little land is available.

Provincial governments need to tax ground rents so the revenue gets used to foster competition, not lining billionairesโ€™ pockets.

Municipalities need to open up the suburbs to become denser mixed use spaces, where small businesses can develop and thrive.