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Sylvain Charlebois

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It’s time for Canadians to serve themselves

sunday 10

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Carney dropped the ball on tariffs

sunday 10

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: How politics is inflating the price of your coffee

Charlebois: How politics is inflating the price of your coffee
31.07.2025 5

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: Canada got fatter since the pandemic. Pharma noticed.

Charlebois: Canada got fatter since the pandemic. Pharma noticed.
31.07.2025 4

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: Time for Canadians to serve themselves

Charlebois: Time for Canadians to serve themselves
31.07.2025 5

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: Time for Canadians to serve themselves

Charlebois: Time for Canadians to serve themselves
26.07.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Sylvain Charlebois: Time for Canadians to serve themselves

Sylvain Charlebois: Time for Canadians to serve themselves
26.07.2025 10

PNI Atlantic news

Sylvain Charlebois

Sylvain Charlebois: The tariff time bomb and why food prices haven’t spiked yet

Sylvain Charlebois: The tariff time bomb and why food prices haven’t spiked yet
24.07.2025 10

PNI Atlantic news

Sylvain Charlebois

World population decline threatens Canada’s food sector

23.07.2025 10

Troy Media

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Sylvain Charlebois: Why depopulation is the food industry’s silent crisis

Sylvain Charlebois: Why depopulation is the food industry’s silent crisis
22.07.2025 10

PNI Atlantic news

Sylvain Charlebois

Fewer people, fewer mouths

It’s difficult to argue climate change isn’t the most pressing threat to our agri-food sector. Farmers, processors, distributors, retailers, and...

22.07.2025 2

Castanet

Sylvain Charlebois

Why depopulation is the food industry’s silent crisis

21.07.2025 8

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Canada got fatter since the pandemic and pharma cashed in

20.07.2025 9

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: Canada got fatter since the pandemic. Pharma noticed.

Charlebois: Canada got fatter since the pandemic. Pharma noticed.
19.07.2025 9

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Sylvain Charlebois: Canada got fatter since the pandemic; pharma noticed

16.07.2025 10

PNI Atlantic news

Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: How politics is inflating the price of your coffee

12.07.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

A bitter brew as trade war drives up coffee prices

12.07.2025 6

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Who killed Jersey Milk? Spoiler: It was the economy

11.07.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Iconic chocolate bar gone

It appears Jersey Milk chocolate is gone after all — despite weeks of corporate denials. Mondelez has now confirmed the product is being...

10.07.2025 3

Castanet

Sylvain Charlebois

Jersey Milk’s demise highlights deeper cracks in Canada’s economy

08.07.2025 10

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Why matcha may be the next pumpkin spice

04.07.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Globalism hangover

For the past six months, U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies have been widely mocked, criticized, and condemned. Some of it is certainly...

02.07.2025 3

Castanet

Sylvain Charlebois

Canada’s loyalty to globalism is bleeding our economy dry

01.07.2025 6

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Food costs not rising as fast

For the first time in 2025, food inflation in Canada has shown meaningful signs of easing. According to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data...

28.06.2025 3

Castanet

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SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Food inflation is finally easing in Canada, but it's not because of government

27.06.2025 10

PNI Atlantic news

Sylvain Charlebois

When missiles fly in the Middle East, grocery bills could rise here at home

26.06.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Canada’s supply management system is failing consumers

21.06.2025 3

Troy Media

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Beware of fruit scams

When Canadian-grown fruits and vegetables reach the market — typically from June to October — prices in this category become much more stable....

19.06.2025 2

Castanet

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Summer produce should mean better prices, not ripoffs

17.06.2025 10

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Ozempic could do what health advocates couldn’t

16.06.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Our dairy addiction is turning Canada into a trade pariah

11.06.2025 10

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Beef is becoming a luxury item in Canada

07.06.2025 4

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Why Canada’s drinking age patchwork is holding us back

05.06.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Enough to drive you to drink

As the federal government deals with yet another round of meetings with Canada’s premiers, discussions will rightfully focus on big-picture economic...

04.06.2025 3

Castanet

Sylvain Charlebois

Grocery aisle of flags, cart of reality

02.06.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Bread case settlement

Canada’s bread price-fixing scandal stands as one of the most damaging and far-reaching corporate breaches of trust in the country’s food retail...

30.05.2025 3

Castanet

Sylvain Charlebois

Big grocers rigged bread prices and most walked away free

29.05.2025 10

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Crumbs of justice in Canada’s biggest bread scam

28.05.2025 3

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Counter-tariffs drove up cost of groceries in Canada

27.05.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Tea prices are rising and Ottawa’s to blame

24.05.2025 10

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

High grocery bills? Blame Ottawa, not Washington

22.05.2025 4

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

The rising cost of food

It was expected, but still jarring. In April, food inflation in Canada surged to 3.8% — a full 2.1 percentage points above the national inflation...

21.05.2025 4

Castanet

Sylvain Charlebois

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Elbows up, food prices up — until Ottawa quietly backed down

20.05.2025 10

PNI Atlantic news

Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Tipping creep becomes serious irritant for Canadians

17.05.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Canadians reject strict plant-based diets for more balanced food choices

14.05.2025 3

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Reaching a tipping point

Tipping fatigue is real — and it’s spreading. What was once a gesture of appreciation has become an increasingly opaque and frustrating part of...

14.05.2025 3

Castanet

Sylvain Charlebois

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The economics of tipping has run amok

13.05.2025 10

PNI Atlantic news

Sylvain Charlebois

Emojis, guilt and hidden fees: The economics of tipping run amok

12.05.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Sylvain Charlebois

Canadians are ditching U.S. brands. And it’s working, at least for now

08.05.2025 5

Troy Media

Sylvain Charlebois

Protecting dairy industry

Prime Minister Mark Carney is no Justin Trudeau. While the team around him may be familiar, the tone has clearly shifted. His first week in office...

07.05.2025 4

Castanet

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