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BEST XMAS GIFT FOR CANADIANS:

By MAURICE RUSH

The best gift the people of
Canada can get this Christmas
would be action by the Fed-
ral government to break up
the giant Weston food empire
Which dominates about 30
Percent of the food industry
©f Canada and accounts for
Sales totalling $3 billion.

Last week Canadians were
Shocked when George Weston Ltd.
Was forced to disclose the wide-
SPread ramifications of the com=
Pany’s operations after being re-
quested to do so by the Commons-
Senate probe on prices,

At the same time the Financial
St published the chart shown on
is page, In an accompanying
Story it admits that the extent of
% €ston’s current interests are
Rot fully shown by the chart.’
Compariies such as Sunbeam
akeries are left out, Weston
aay holds wide interests in
Titain and South Africa,

ae chart on this page discloses
Weston operations include
150 Companies, 1,850 super-
Markets and retail Outlets, and
aS interests in another 1,500
Supermarkets through franchise
arrangements, besides 80 plants
and 250 warehouses,

For every dollar’s worth of
a bought by Canadian con-
Lee at least thirty cents ends
eae the Weston interests, who

€ct a vast bounty from their

Monopolistic control of food=
Stuffs,

fo

sh wrticularly shocking to Brit-
Si Columbians was the disclo-
Te that in the last few years
© Weston interests have secret-
4 taken Over large holdings in

Most Outstanding of these is

elly Douglas and Co, and B.C.

Beers Ltd. Weston holds 69

eae Control of B,C, Packers,

bier dominates the fishing in-
Ty on the Pacific Coast.

Tn 1958 Weston took over 66.4
Percent of the stock of Kelly
Agia through Loblaw, the huge

Permarket chain in eastern

anada, Kelly Douglas operates
a Super-Valu stores in B.C,
x have established extensive
: Nufacturing, food processing
th q Packaging facilities, including

© Nabob line,

' McCormick's
100%

end abos
W.8) 10% :
Paget Chocolate Dominion Fruit Ltd.

100% : 100% f

oe ee

100%

Marven's Ltd.
* 131%) 100%
&

&. J, Hamilton .
‘Sone Ltd.

Foodwide of
Canada Ltd.

D.F.C. Inc.
(U.S. (92.7%) 100%

The 1966 annual report releas-
ed by Kelly Douglas shows that
sales in B,C. have gone up 18,4
percent and net profits are up
22.2 percent.

The Kelly Douglas Co., in addi-
tion to owning the Super-Valu
stores outright, also supplies
180 Red and White stores in BHO
on franchise. It also owns out-
right Dickson Importing Co. which
is a major restaurant and supply
business; Kingsway Frozen Foods
Ltd. and Murray Jam Ltd,

See WESTON, pg. 2

Break up Weston food trus

SEE STORY
BELOW

Megargy In oF
LU : 100%

Lane's Bakeries
Ltd. 100%
100%

Harry Rankin, popular inde-
pendent labor candidate for alder-
man, swept into office Wednesday
night on the wave of a strong
anti-NPA feeling that also saw
Mayor Rathie go down to defeat
and the election of independent
James MacFarlan to School
Board.

In an exciting election night,
Rankin maintained a top position

‘in the voting throughout after tak-

ing an early lead, He was elected
third in a list of 29 candidates of
which 10 were to be elected, At
press time, with 98 of 102 polls
reporting, Rankin had rolled up
41,682 votes, :
Rankin beat out all NPA
candidates but two, and was far
ahead of all other CAA, CIV and
independent candidates, He was

td
British Columbia Weston Biscuit
Packers Ltd. 69% £0..(U.S) 100%

j Alservice Ltd,
: 100%
niversal Refrigeration
<= 00%

1
Key Air Conditioning &
Refrigeration Ltd. 100%

niversal Cooler Co.
(Great Britain) Ltd. op9¢

Edward
Douglas
Investments

the only one of the six candi-
dates endorsed by the Vancouver
Labor Council to make it, The
four CIV candidates, associated
with former Ald, Williams and
the NDP, campaigned fora plump
vote for the four, ignoring the
labor slate. Their rejection of
unity against the NPA hurt them,

See ELECTIONS, pg. 12

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