What shortage?

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0 Federal .303 British at Canadian Tire for sale for $89.99

Exactly. We've always had trouble with greedy wholesalers here, example would be the zinc cased "Blazer" pistol ammo. When US residents were paying $4USD for it we were paying $16CDN. Just a buck or so less than brass cased. Retailers have never been able to make more than about 10/15% on ammo. The wholesalers take it all. That was enough to make a man reload, but now primers can be as much as $400CDN a thou.