OTTAWA — The exclusion of food in last week’s interprovincial trade agreement is bad news for Canada’s struggling restaurants, says a leading industry group.

Kelly Higginson, president and CEO of Restaurants Canada, told the Toronto Sun that while they applaud the progress made to break down Canada’s internal trade barriers, excluding food will do nothing but contribute to the skyrocketing cost of food faced by restaurant owners — Canada’s fourth-largest employer.

“When we look at food inflation, which continues to outpace general inflation for the last nine consecutive months and really over the last two to five years, I think all Canadians can say it’s a chronic issue, along with the cost of living,” she said.

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