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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 30 MIN

Canadians continue to reel from food affordability

from The Mike Smyth Show · host The Mike Smyth Show

U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming he has brokered a breakthrough agreement with Iran that could end months of conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Food prices continue to rattle Canadians. Ottawa has proposed a range of measures aimed at improving competition, increasing transparency in the grocery sector, and lowering costs for consumers. British Columbia's appetite for electricity is growing faster than the government predicted. So it is now taking another look at a decades-old proposal for a fourth dam on the Peace River, a project currently banned from being built under provincial law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming he has brokered a breakthrough agreement with Iran that could end months of conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Food prices continue to rattle Canadians. Ottawa has proposed a range of measures aimed at improving competition, increasing transparency in the grocery sector, and lowering costs for consumers. British Columbia's appetite for electricity is growing faster than the government predicted. So it is now taking another look at a decades-old proposal for a fourth dam on the Peace River, a project currently banned from being built under provincial law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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