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A federal inquiry into foreign interference is scheduled to hear today from Bloc Québécois, Green and New Democratic Party officials.

“There’s a lot of pressure on energy costs, obviously, diesel, gas prices, and the food supply chain is a very energy-intensive sector,” Dr. Sylvain Charlebois said.