I go back to Scotland each year. In the supermarkets over there I can buy a slab of top-quality French cheese for, say, $6. At Safeways in Edmonton the same cheese will cost about $20. Even after transportation costs there shouldn't be such a difference. The problem is the 300% tariffs the Canadian govts imposes of European dairy products. Milk is less than half the price in Europe. too. Then there's beer. Don't get me started on beer. I can buy Heineken or Stella for less than a third of the cost here in Edmonton.