Québec solidaire seeks to mobilize against rise in grocery bills
Posted July 11, 2026 2:29 pm.
Québec solidaire kicked off a major national mobilization on Saturday in response to rising grocery costs, according to a press release issued by the party.
Ruba Ghazal, spokesperson for Québec solidaire, visited the 440 market in Laval on Saturday morning, according to the press release. She spoke with customers about grocery prices and their concerns.
Many members of parliament from the Solidarity party also travelled to the area to meet with the local population.
“Today, we are sending a strong signal: the exorbitant rise in grocery costs must be at the heart of the election campaign debates. For several months, Québec solidaire has been presenting bold solutions to ease the financial burden on families,” said Ruba Ghazal. “Capping the profit margins of large grocery chains, banning unfair business practices, creating a network of public grocery stores: the solutions exist, and Québec solidaire is the party with the will and the political courage to implement them.”
The Québec solidaire press release reported that since 2021, the price of the average grocery basket has increased by 27 per cent and that a family spends $16,800 per year on food.
In January 2026, a TD Economics study indicated that grocery prices had increased by more than 30% since 2019 across Canada.
Saturday’s mobilization is the start of a long campaign that Québec solidaire will lead to find solutions to this problem, the party indicated.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
