Sylvain Charlebois
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/14/2026
The hidden food inflation tax nobody talks about
Canadians see higher grocery prices, but few realize recycling policy is quietly becoming another permanent cost in our food system - 5/10/2026
Canada’s costly climate gamble on food needs to end
When climate assumptions change, policy should follow - 5/7/2026
Canadians aren’t giving up meat, but…
Up to 3.5 million adult Canadians have moved away from omnivorous diets since 2024. That is not a fad—it is a market transformation - 5/4/2026
We don’t lack ideas in Canada—we bury them in red tape
Canada isn’t losing food innovation because of a lack of ideas—it’s losing it because we’ve made approval more exhausting than entrepreneurship - 5/3/2026
The food industry has always worried about inflation. It should now worry about appetite
A closer look at Canada’s $3.4 billion food disruption - 4/27/2026
A new normal at the grocery store: More strategy, less freedom
According to Dalhousie’s Canadian Food Sentiment Index, the panic is fading—but with one in three households still struggling to afford food, the pain clearly isn’t - 4/21/2026
Mr. Carney, which CUSMA strategy is it this week?
While Washington shouts and Mexico executes, Canada hesitates—and in trade, hesitation is the most expensive policy of all - 4/19/2026
Why the most important food prices are rising again
When both meat and produce rise at the same time, it’s not a coincidence. The entire food system is under pressure - 4/14/2026
The disappearing middle is distorting Canada’s food economy
You don’t fix food inflation by throwing money at it—you fix it by restoring a middle class that can actually afford to participate in the market - 4/12/2026
Why you can’t bomb your way out of a logistical bottleneck
And when that bottleneck is oil and fertilizer, the real fallout shows up at the grocery store
