And “business” lunches, rounds of golf, general hobnobbing, etc.

Guys like that will be on holiday and check their email once per day, respond to two of them, then claim to “never take vacation”.

Their whole reality is warped.

Canadian here. No, you fucking dont. We basically have 2 major players (Loblaws and Sobeys), and they were caught red-handed fixing the price of bread a few years ago, and faced next to no punishment for it.