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title: "BC NDP pledges price cap on grocery staples and new food terminal"
description: "David Eby announced a plan on October 2 that would cap profit margins on essential foods and open a wholesale food terminal in the Lower Mainland, which the party says would save families up to $700 a year."
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At a press conference in Kelowna on October 2, [David Eby](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby) announced that a re-elected BC NDP government would cap profit margins on essential grocery items and open a wholesale food terminal in the Lower Mainland. Daily Hive reported the plan would save BC families up to $700 a year on grocery bills, according to the party.

The BC NDP calls the mechanism a "price guard." According to Daily Hive, it would cap profit margins on milk, eggs, cheese, butter, and poultry. Eby said at the press conference that the province has only five major grocery store chains, and the party cited figures showing grocery prices are 27 per cent higher than five years ago.

The party also pointed to the wealth of two prominent grocery families. In 2025, the Weston and Pattison families, who own Loblaws and Save On Foods respectively, grew their combined wealth by $4.4 billion, the BC NDP said. Eby told reporters, as reported by Daily Hive, that he expected Jimmy Pattison's business to manage despite the measures, and that the goal was to protect families at grocery checkouts.

The plan also includes a crackdown on surveillance pricing at grocery stores, where retailers monitor individual shoppers to adjust prices in real time. In addition, the BC NDP says it would work with the federal government to establish an independent food terminal in the Lower Mainland, where local farmers and smaller grocers could buy produce wholesale at competitive prices.

The $700 annual savings figure is the party's own estimate. The BC NDP has not published a breakdown showing how that figure was calculated, and it has not been independently verified.

[David Eby](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby) is the BC NDP leader and candidate for the Vancouver-Point Grey district.

To see the BC NDP's full platform and compare it with other parties, visit [/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp](/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp). The provincial election is on October 24, 2026. Advance voting runs October 16 to 21. To confirm your registration and find your nearest voting place, go to elections.bc.ca.

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