Canada’s combative trade tactics are backfiring

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Sylvain Charlebois

Grocery prices rising again

After months of relative calm, grocery prices have surged again since spring, driven by tariffs, weather disruptions, and a weakening Canadian dollar....

25.10.2025 1

Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: On food security, Liberals' temp foreign worker plan is better

22.10.2025 4

Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Phones replacing Canadian kitchens, including Saskatchewan's

22.10.2025 20

Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Counter-tariffs — Canada’s self-inflicted food bill

22.10.2025 2

Sylvain Charlebois

The painful return of food inflation exposes Canada’s trade failures

22.10.2025 2

Sylvain Charlebois

Don’t buy the hype. Canola oil is good for you

17.10.2025 3

Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Tim’s coffee just got pricier — get used to it According to Statistics Canada, coffee prices in grocery stores have risen by 32 per cent since January, primarily due to higher import costs and global market distortions caused by tariffs.

15.10.2025 8

Sylvain Charlebois

Reliance on foreign workers

Canada’s food industry has become addicted to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program . The numbers tell a sobering story. In just a few months of...

14.10.2025 10

Sylvain Charlebois

Canada’s food industry addicted to temporary foreign workers

10.10.2025 10

Sylvain Charlebois

Coffee prices rising

It was only a matter of time before Canada’s coffee chains began adjusting prices. Tim Hortons was first out of the gate, announcing a price hike of...

08.10.2025 2

Sylvain Charlebois

Sylvain Charlebois: Milking the myth: Why Ottawa can’t keep dairy off the table

07.10.2025 6

Sylvain Charlebois

Thanksgiving a little cheaper

Every October, millions of Canadian families gather around the Thanksgiving table to share turkey, potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Beyond being a cherished...

03.10.2025 3

Sylvain Charlebois

Sylvain Charlebois: Starbucks can’t own the ‘third place’ anymore

30.09.2025 10

Sylvain Charlebois

Political food 'stunts'

In recent weeks, we have witnessed politicians lean on powerful visuals to make their case on food and trade. But these staged moments rarely serve...

24.09.2025 4

Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Counter-tariffs — Canada’s self-inflicted food bill

20.09.2025 10

Sylvain Charlebois

Counter-tariffs at the checkout: Canada’s self-inflicted food bill

19.09.2025 4

Sylvain Charlebois

Sylvain Charlebois: Companies need to ditch patriotic gimmicks like 'ditch the inch'

18.09.2025 10

Sylvain Charlebois

Calling items Canadian

The so-called "buy Canadian" movement gained momentum when U.S. President Donald Trump suggested, half in jest but with a tone of menace, that Canada...

18.09.2025 3