Major grocery CEOs are called before Parliament as Canadians struggle with the high cost of food — except the heads of stores in the North. The Fifth Estate, in partnership with APTN Investigates, looks at what’s behind the high food prices consumers face, who’s profiting and whether companies are being held accountable.
#Food #CostOfLiving #News
00:00 - Market share of big grocers (Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro)
10:54 - Nutrition North: How unaffordable is food in remote northern communities? (Exploring Northmart)
26:14 - Supplier shares frustration over price gatekeeping
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Who's Minding the Store?
producer/director Linda Guerriero
producer Ivan Angelovski
writer Steven D’Souza
associate producer Lisa Ellenwood
video editor Jan Silverthorne
senior videographer Jonathan Castell
for APTN video journalist Tom Fennario
investigative reporter Brittany Guyot
for CBC additional cinematography Carl-Eric Cardinal Ousama Farag Tom Fennario Andy Hincenbergs Adrian Di Virgilio
drone operator Cory Herperger
additional drone Josh Grummett
archival material CP Images ParlVu POND5 TikTok YouTube
additional research Victoria Lean
intern Leïla Ahouman
original concept Victoria Lean
special thanks Christy McMullen Noggins Corner Farm
graphic designers Neil Joyes Froilan Untalasco
post audio Ron Searles
colourist Scott McIntyre
visual research Leslie Morrison
media management Astoria Luzzi
theme music Steve D'Angelo
rollout producer Leanne Stepnow
social media producers Alex Migdal Britt Purdy
digital producer Janet Davison
project manager Ella Shi
resource coordinators Marc Cormier Dragan Maricic
associate director Carmen Smith
packaging editor Alessia Protomanni
coordinating associate director Rhonda Kirkpatrick
for APTN
associate producer Josh Grummett
producer Cullen Crozier
executive producer Paul Barnsley
for CBC senior producers Raj Ahluwalia Emmanuel Marchand
