Category: profiteering

Milk Price to Go Up Again in February: Canadian Dairy Commission

The Canadian Dairy Commission, which oversees federal and provincial dairy policies, will proceed with another round of wholesale milk price hikes effective Feb. 1. The Crown corporation, which already introduced two price hikes in 2022—8.4 percent last February, and 2.5 percent last September—will have the farm gate milk price rise by another 2.2 percent starting…


Military Contractors Raked in $4.4 Trillion Since 9/11: Study

The Pentagon has spent some $14.1 trillion over the last 20 years, at least $4.4 trillion of which has gone to military contractors, according to a new study from the Center for International Policy. The Center for International Policy released the research (pdf) in conjunction with The Costs of War Institute on Sept. 13, noting that many studies have…