Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canadians should continue to show gratitude to the workers in their local grocery stores. Grocery store chains asked to provide answers"I think the fact that grocery stores now feel able to bring the wages back down suggests that there isn't a powerful disincentive to work out there," she said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with reporters during a stop in Chelsea, Quebec on Friday. 2:42The House of Commons industry committee voted unanimously on Thursday to call several grocery store chains before members of Parliament to explain their decision to cancel the pay increase, the Globe and Mail reported. The prime minister said his government also expects provinces and territories to match some of those funds.

Source: CBC News June 19, 2020 22:07 UTC