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Del Duca says the Liberals would remove the 8 per cent provincial harmonized sales tax on prepared food items under $20

Ontarios main political party leaders will kick off the last week of the election campaign in southwestern Ontario today.

Three of Ontarios four major political parties are promising to take steps to lower the price of food, but an expert says some of the main factors leading to rising costs are out of the provinces hands.

Three of Ontario's four major political parties are promising to take steps to lower the price of food, but an expert says some of the main factors leading to rising costs are out of the province's hands.

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in Ontario since late March: Progressive Conservatives May 9: Increase disability support payment rates by five per cent and introduce

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in Ontario since late March:

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner made campaign-style stops in Parry Sound and Elmvale on Tuesday.

The Treasurer warned businesses against forcing through opportunistic price increases as a leading retail analyst said shoppers faced increases of 10 per cent-plus on a range of goods in coming weeks.

The New Zealand food and grocery industry has called for more restrictions to be placed on supermarkets’ private label products given the highly concentrated grocery retail market in the country, citing a potential ‘conflict of interest’ which could result in ‘harmful outcomes’ for consumers.

When they were introduced, private supermarket labels offered consumers low cost goods and suppliers another route to market but as Nadine Porter found out, what you see is not always what you get…