The Canadian economy is headed for a rough patch. Growth has already slowed considerably. Job growth has moderated. Inflation remains stubbornly high. But the pain households are feeling today is only going to get worse.

“The path forward looks bleak,” Tiago Figueiredo, a macro strategy associate with Desjardins, said in a note.

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    Not a word about grocer price gouging or sky-high rent. Incredible . . .

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      They didn’t because they’re speaking broadly and mention that what’s keeping the CPI high at the moment is mortgages and gas.

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        I don’t pay for either of those

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          Your specific situation doesn’t matter when talking about macroeconomics, they have tons of articles on grocers profits and landlord profiting like never before, go read those if you don’t like that article.