No Frills
Supermarket companywww.nofrills.ca
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Oct 30, 2026
Len CurrieHOST
You know...
Len CurrieHOST
First of all, shout out No Frills.
Len CurrieHOST
They have a lovely selection of no non-alcoholic beverages.
Len CurrieHOST
But man, this is not that difficult at all.
Shawn LewisGUEST
Very happy with the work I've been doing.
Shawn LewisGUEST
And a lot of these people are people I see, whether it's at No Frills or at the arena with a coffee in my hand on a Saturday morning at a hockey game or breakfast at the Malibu or whatever.
Shawn LewisGUEST
I mean... you know so many people open their door and go oh hi sean yeah you got my vote you go ahead and talk to the next person uh so that was nice um but it didn't feel like a change election to me uh in general what it felt like was hey we got a couple things we want council to do better but we see you guys are trying right things like uh the the homelessness issue they they actually genuinely recognized on the doorsteps hey you guys can't fix this this is the province's job You know, the number of people that said to me, you know, this started when the provinces closed the psychiatric hospitals.
Shawn LewisGUEST
Or they said like, you guys are trying, but you know, we can't do like four more micro modular shelters on property taxes.
Shanna GallagherGUEST
when I go to a store or something.
Shanna GallagherGUEST
But I find myself now when I'm standing in line at Walmart or No Frills and I'm paying for things and the cashier looks like she's just watching the minutes on the clock and I'm like, oh, how's your day been? What time is your shift over? You know, you just feel like you just want to be human to them, you know, because you know what it feels like when people come in and just treat you like, you
speaker_4UNKNOWN
know,
Shanna GallagherGUEST
I don't know, you're the cashier at a big franchise drive-thru window and, you know, who also deserve to be treated well.
Vince GaetanoHOST
But sometimes you don't have to go to Loblaws.
Vince GaetanoHOST
You can go to No Frills.
Vince GaetanoHOST
You don't have to go to Metro.
Vince GaetanoHOST
You could go to Food Basics.
Mike HalfordHOST
That's good.
Mike HalfordHOST
Went to No Frills.
Jason BroughHOST
Yeah.
Jason BroughHOST
Lots
Nick WellsGUEST
So there's kind of a limited number of grocery stores around the downtown east side.
Nick WellsGUEST
There's a No Frills but there's like smaller kind of convenience stores which are more expensive, right? And so if you're – A senior mobility is an issue.
Nick WellsGUEST
It's hard to get to a larger store that maybe has cheaper options.
Nick WellsGUEST
But even when you do, the food costs are just so much more than someone on a fixed income can deal with.
Kari JohnsonGUEST
I really want to be a dad, Carrie.
Kari JohnsonGUEST
And I'm like, Matt, we both regularly steal from the grocery store, okay? Where's the money for that? I have never purchased bananas in my life, but I have scanned in absolutely everything as bananas at the No Frills checkout.
Kari JohnsonGUEST
Nothing escapes the 4-0-1-1, okay? I get reminders from my phone that I'm getting old all the time.
Kari JohnsonGUEST
Google Photos likes to send me really unflattering collages of when I used to look better.
Jeff ShapiroNARRATOR
They hand out about 120 bags of groceries every week.
Jeff ShapiroNARRATOR
The items are donated by local grocery stores, including small independent shops and large chains like No Frills.
Jeff ShapiroNARRATOR
The culinary school at George Brown College also donates food.
Jeff ShapiroNARRATOR
When a bylaw officer asked who was in charge, Willie Elias explained that due to the loose nature of the organization, there isn't really one person in charge.
Ace BurpeeHOST
Giant Tiger.
Ace BurpeeHOST
No Frills had a sweet deal.
Ace BurpeeHOST
Actually, and then I want to end with, so I have a suggestion, but I honestly think LTI's idea is wildly underrated.
Ace BurpeeHOST
I don't think he's getting nearly enough credit.
Ace BurpeeHOST
Tiger.
Ace BurpeeHOST
No Frills had a sweet deal.
Ace BurpeeHOST
Actually, and then I want to end with, so I have a suggestion, but I honestly think LTI's idea is wildly underrated.
Ace BurpeeHOST
I don't think he's getting nearly enough credit.
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