Carney’s $12.4B grocery rebate falls flat as food inflation bites

Internal government polling found Canadians want grocery prices lowered — not another rebate.

Source: X (Mark Carney)

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s $12.4-billion grocery rebate is falling flat, with internal polling showing Canadians want lower food prices — not bigger government cheques.

The benefit, a rebranded GST credit, is expected to cost $12.4 billion over six years and boost payments to roughly 12 million Canadians, according to internal polling by the Privy Council Office.