Should the federal government be blamed for the rising food costs?

Food prices continue to remain high across the country, but who’s to blame for this?

There’s been lots of finger-pointing with the federal government criticizing large retailers and the Retail Council of Canada calling out food manufacturers and producers.

However, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association believes the federal government should be getting most of the blame.

“It’s not entirely the government’s fault, but the government is definitely a part of it,” said Gunter Jochum, the president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.