5cent bags? Are you serious?

Alright, I don’t know if this is just an Ottawa, Ontario, or even Canadian thing, but all the grocery stores are now charging 5cents per plastic bag. Is this new for anyone else? Do you not agree this is just bullshit to make more money using the earth as a fear factor for people? Charging us for our grocery bags doesn’t make me wanna litter any less, when I’m as high as I am now it just makes me want to litter more to compensate! Don’t know how that works, but somehow it helps me sleep better at night. Back to my point, 5cents per plastic bag doesn’t seem like much, but that adds up per customer. Damn you system!