Sylvain Charlebois
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/25/2025
Doug Ford's tantrum is costing Canada
Premier Ford’s theatrics may win headlines at home, but even with the CUSMA safety net, his aggressive tone is signaling Washington that doing business with Canada is riskier than ever — and our agri-food exporters are already paying the price - 10/20/2025
Canada’s painful return to food inflation
Tariffs may win political points, but they always lose at the checkout. Every time Ottawa picks a trade fight, Canadians pay for it one grocery bill at a time - 10/19/2025
Trump’s beef with prices — and why Canada could get burned
Sorry, Canada — beef prices won’t drop until at least 2027. And it’s not just droughts, screwworms, or demand to blame, but Ottawa’s silence as a few powerful packers and political theatrics steer the global market more than supply and demand ever could - 10/16/2025
Canada's food manufacturing sector needs to be more agile
Canada can’t build a resilient food system on shrinking products, bloated bureaucracy, and foreign-owned factories - 10/15/2025
Canada’s Agri-Food paradox: Good ingredients, weak recipe
As the Dalhousie–MNP Global Agri-Food Influence Report shows, Canada has all the right ingredients — what it lacks is a coherent recipe - 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
