327:, that the employees responsible for George Weston and Loblaw's role in this are no longer with the companies and the companies had significantly enhanced their compliance programs with measures that are industry-leading and go further than the Competition Bureau's requirements. Loblaw also announced it was offering customers a $ 25 Loblaw Card, which could be used to purchase items sold in Loblaw grocery stores across Canada. Registration for the card opened on January 8, 2018. As of April 2019, many people have still not received the restitution. Loblaws and George Weston Limited agreed to pay $ 500 million to settle the lawsuit in July 2024, with the class action lawsuit against several other retailers continuing.
346:. The cancellation of the pandemic wage premium drew further criticism, as Weston's pay package from Loblaws in 2022 was worth $ 8.4 million (after receiving a $ 3 million pay rise from 2021) and including his remuneration as head of George Weston Ltd. his total compensation reached $ 11.7 million. Weston, who had been the company spokesman of Loblaw advertising campaigns in addition to his executive role as Loblaw president, has since 2022 became the "very face of grocery store gouging" after he aggressively defended Loblaws' record profits and stated that Loblaws was not responsible for increased grocery prices during the
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769:"Galen G. Weston steps into trouble over pandemic wages"
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257:there in 1966 and had two children,
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656:"Galen Weston, Jr"
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