Why Did The Federal Government Delete 25 Years Of Food Inflation Data?

InsightSpencerFernando

Is there something they don’t want Canadians to notice?

In a democracy, the easy availability of data is essential.

We need to understand what happened in the past so we can correctly judge the impact of policy in the present moment, and make effective decisions about the future.

So, it always feels a bit suspicious when a government or governmental institution seeks to wipe out a large amount of data, and even more so when that date is linked to something the government would rather people not talk about.

With that in our minds, we can see how ‘odd’ it is that a Canadian government institution has been deleting food inflation data.

Speaking at a House of Commons Committee hearing, Sylvain Charlebois (AKA ‘The Food Professor’), confirmed that 25 years of food price data has been deleted, making it much more difficult to get an accurate grasp on the change in food prices.

Charlebois also discussed how the carbon tax drives up food prices:

Why delete this information?

History shows inflation is one of the things that brings down governments.

At a certain point, no amount of spin or distractions can stop people from noticing that their money doesn’t go nearly as far is it once did.

But that doesn’t stop governments from trying to rewrite the narrative.

And to rewrite the narrative, the past must be changed, or at least obscured.

Already, inflation numbers can be ‘massaged’ by the government, since the basket of goods can be changed.

They can replace a higher quality, more expensive item with a lower quality, less expensive item, and so long as it is the same kind of product they can make inflation seem lower than it really is.

To go beyond that and even delete past data is concerning, since it gives every indication the government is attempting to reset expectations on prices and gaslight Canadians.

At this point, the Liberal government seems to feel they have few options left other than trying to manipulate people.

They won’t relent on their inflationary carbon tax, and they won’t get the government out of the way to unleash the private-sector productivity that would be required to increase production and bring down prices.

So, they will attempt to use the power of the government itself to create a false narrative on prices, and hope Canadians fall for it.

But with the reality of price increases staring us in the face every day, government gaslighting should fall flat.

Spencer Fernando

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