Sylvain Charlebois
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 11/17/2025
The drug that’s eating the food industry
Two million Canadians are eating less—much less—while taking Ozempic strictly to lose weight. That’s the equivalent of the entire populations of Manitoba and New Brunswick combined - 11/16/2025
Why Trump’s tariff reversal is quietly great for Canada
Trump’s u-turn on food tariffs is a gift Canada didn’t ask for but will happily take - 11/11/2025
Trump’s beef with the packers—and Ottawa’s silence at the grill
Trump is turning up the heat on beef packers. Canada, as usual, prefers to marinate - 11/9/2025
How geopolitics are pushing Canadians to buy Canadian, for real
After years of saying they’d buy Canadian, Canadians finally are — but let’s hope it’s a strategy, not a reflex - 11/6/2025
Think chicken is pricey now? Just wait for 2026
Beef prices went up — and supply management forgot that Canadians still needed dinner. Now, chicken prices are likely to climb in 2026 as well - 11/4/2025
Budget 2025 forgot about your grocery bill
Budget 2025 won’t make dinner cheaper tomorrow, but it might stop the kitchen from catching fire - 11/2/2025
The hidden rhythms behind Canada’s food inflation
"It’s not just the weather or the war in Ukraine driving food inflation—it’s how the system itself is built" - 10/28/2025
Cloned meat nears Canadian plates, but Health Canada is staying quiet
"When regulators hide technologies from consumers, they don’t protect science—they poison trust" - 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
