- Canadian mom has gone viral sharing her savings from grocery shopping in US
- Brandi Dustin crosses from BC into Montana for her weekly grocery trip
- Canadian government is under pressure to combat soaring food prices
A Canadian mom is going viral after sharing her big weekly savings by crossing into the US for her grocery shopping, underscoring the country’s food inflation woes.
Brandi Dustin, who lives in Roosville, British Columbia, crosses into Montana once a week to buy her groceries in nearby Eureka, and shares her savings in popular videos on TikTok.
On a recent trip, Dustin estimated that she saved $55 CAD ($39 USD) crossing the border, including gas and travel expenses, and said she saw the biggest savings on meat and dairy products, which were much cheaper in the US.
Although Dustin’s case is unusual — she actually lives much closer to the grocery store in Eureka than the nearest Canadian supermarket — it illustrates Canada’s ongoing struggle with food inflation, an issue causing pain for families and putting pressure on PM Justin Trudeau to act.
Last week, Trudeau’s government said the country’s five major supermarket chains, including Walmart and Costco, had made ‘initial commitments’ to help stabilize food prices.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12616595/Inflation-Canada-grocery-prices-Trudeau.html