The cost of just about everything in Canada was more expensive in September, pushing headline inflation to its highest in almost two decades and complicating the Bank of Canada’s plans to keep interest rates pinned near zero until well into 2022. Prices are being driven higher around the world by an extreme mismatch between supply and demand. Suppliers are now scrambling to catch up, clogging ports and other transportation lanes that are dealing with their own pandemic-related issues. (Financial Post) Here are some experts from McGill University that can provide comment on this issue: John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer, School of Continuing Studies “When images of empty store shelves and container ships in queues off major ports become ubiquitous, something is definitely amiss in supply chain design and execution. To better understand the root causes of these unsettling and persistent glimpses of chaos, one must examine the purchasing behavior of the consumer and the subsequent product