Sylvain Charlebois
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/13/2025
The canola oil witch hunt
Demonizing canola oil isn’t science—it’s ideology. Canada’s most successful crop deserves evidence-based respect, not a witch hunt fuelled by nutritional folklore - 10/7/2025
Cooking the books: The food industry’s new addiction
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program was meant to fill labour gaps. It has instead become the crutch holding up the Canadian food industry — and the cracks are showing - 10/5/2025
Tim’s coffee just got pricier — get used to it
A hotter planet means a costlier cup — and no loyalty card can change that - 10/1/2025
Why Ottawa can’t keep dairy “off the table”
Canada’s dairy sector isn’t under attack because of who sits in the White House — it’s under pressure because supply management itself has become unsustainable in a global trading world - 9/30/2025
Thanksgiving turkey gets cheaper, side dishes grow more costly
This year’s Thanksgiving dinner may cost virtually the same as last year, but the story lies beneath the surface—turkey and carrots are cheaper, while the side dishes quietly get more expensive, reminding us that every plate reflects the shifting economics of our food system - 9/28/2025
Why Starbucks can’t own the “third place” anymore
Starbucks is slowly losing its ownership of the third place, as Canadians look to local cafés, convenience stores and new competitors to redefine where community and coffee meet - 9/24/2025
From Ocean Spray to overnight fame: The TikTok effect on food
Five years ago, a man on a skateboard sipping Ocean Spray cranberry juice turned a TikTok clip into one of the most valuable food ads in history, reminding us that in today’s food economy, virality can be worth more than any marketing budget - 9/22/2025
Table for one: How solo dining is reshaping Canada’s restaurants
Canadians aren’t giving up on restaurants, but they are redefining them—trading dinners for breakfasts, group outings for solo meals, and indulgence for value. - 9/21/2025
From whisky dumps to wheat bags in Mexico: Canada’s food politics gets silly
When politicians trade in photo ops instead of facts, they cheapen Canada’s reputation as a modern agri-food powerhouse and deepen our national food illiteracy - 9/16/2025
Counter-tariffs at the checkout: Canada’s self-inflicted food bill
Canada’s food inflation was not an accident of global markets, but a consequence of Ottawa’s own policies. The worst may be behind us—so long as government stops tampering with market conditions
