OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is unveiling a new $1-billion fund to ease food distribution costs aimed at helping independent grocers find supply chain options other than going through big retailers, Star has learned.
The fund is part of a national food security strategy that Prime Minister Mark Carney is to unveil Thursday afternoon with Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald at the Ontario Food Terminal — Canada’s biggest wholesale fruit and vegetable market.
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