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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

Monopolists rip Canadians off like crazy. We even have a guy who mistook *Les Miz* for an HBR case-study, and embarked upon the country's worst-ever price-fixing campaign, gouging the country on *bread prices*: www.donotpassgo.ca/p/the-bread-... 18/

donotpassgo.ca

The Bread Price-Fixing Scandal is Far From Over

Payouts for $49 in the class-action against Loblaw are now rolling out, but they're only scratching the surface of Canada's grocery cartel problem

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

(The Bread Bandit isn't solely to blame for the price-fixing. He had help! The plan was actually devised by Pete "Third Way" Buttigieg. Mayor Pete cited setting up Canada's bread cartel as his proudest accomplishment from his days as a McKinsey ghoul:) nationalpost.com/news/how-may... 19/

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How Mayor Pete's consulting work for Loblaws brought the Canadian bread price-fixing scandal to Democratic primary

For six months in 2008, Pete Buttigieg says he spent 14-hour days hunkered down in a suburban Toronto office park, crunching data for Loblaws

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

You don't have to be a monopolist to steal from Canadians. Ripping off Canadians is the game everyone can play! Consumer protection agencies are *incredible* value for money, saving the public hundreds for every dollar that we spend on them. 20/

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Herb @dropthet.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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Zohran Mamdani has tapped ally Lina Khan and McKinsey partner Anthony Shorris to lead New York City's Economic Development Corporation. https://bit.ly/3TaAz3a

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Mamdani throws business leaders a curveball: Tapping antitrust crusader Lina Khan

Zohran Mamdani has tapped ally Lina Khan and McKinsey partner Anthony Shorris to lead New York City's Economic Development Corporation.

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Alden Bradford @aldenb.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Am I missing something? The linked article says that Buttigieg was not connected to the bread price fixing scheme, and that he didn't really care about the work he did for McKinsey.

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Jake Schlachter ❌👑 @jakeschlachter.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Hey Cory, the article you linked does not seem to support the claim that Buttigieg devised this plan. It notes that the price-fixing began in 2001, when he was 19 and years before he worked there, and there were no price increases in 2008 and 2009, during and after his 6mo contract. Diff source?

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