Final report of the Food Prices Review Board : telling it like it is.: RG27-10/1976E-PDF
“The Food Prices Review Board was established on May 25, 1973 in response to public uncertainty and political tension surrounding rapid food price increases which began late in 1972. It was officially disbanded on October 14, 1975 with the introduction of the federal anti-inflation program. Following its official closing, the Government permitted the Board to complete work in the pipeline which had reached an advanced stage. This is the 61st and final report of the Food Prices Review Board. It marks the culmination of more than 28 months of intensive study of the food system. During this period the Board was immersed in the workings of Canada's single most important economic sector and one of its most contentious social and political issues. In part, the purpose of this report is to render a general accounting to the public concerning the Board's work. Throughout the report, but especially in Chapter III, the Board comments generally on its role, experiences and observations. The main purpose of the report, however, is not historical in nature. Rather, the Board has attempted to place its experience in the broadest possible perspective with a view to establishing the significance and implications of the food price trends which led to its establishment”--Intro., p. 1.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Privy Council Office. Canada. Food Prices Review Board. |
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| Title | Final report of the Food Prices Review Board : telling it like it is. |
| Variant title | Food Prices Review Board : final report : telling it like it is |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Rapport final de la Commission de surveillance du prix des produits alimentaires : la realitie sans detour. Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada. "February, 1976"--Cover. "Mrs. A.F.W. Plumptre, Chairman"--p. ii. Includes bibliographical references. I. Food prices and issues in Canada, 1949 to 1972 -- II. Food price trends and issues, 1973 to 1975 -- III. The Food Prices Review Board: May 1973-October 1975 -- IV. Major issues arising out of the 1973-75 food price surge -- V. The food price outlook for 1976 -- VI. The longer-term challenge -- VII. Responding to the longer term challenge -- A. Recommendations of the Special Committee on Trends in Food Prices, January 1973-January 1974 -- B. Extract from Throne Speech of February 27, 1974 -- C. Summary of publications of the Food Prices Review Board -- D. Food Prices Review Board: complaints, proportion by category -- E. Summary of press releases of the Food Prices Review Board -- F. Recommendations contained in reports of the Food Prices Review Board. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : [Queen's Printer], [1976] |
| Author / Contributor | Plumptre, Beryle,1908-2008. |
| Description | vii, 114 p. : ill. |
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| Subject terms | Commissions of inquiry Food Prices |
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