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Sylvain Charlebois
Publishing · On our record since 2010
Where this writer stands
Agriculture6 pieces
Defend supply managementLiberalize supply management
“Over time, this transition would allow Canada to reduce import tariffs on dairy products on a predictable 20-year schedule, aligning our system more closely with global markets while maintaining a meaningful domestic industry.” Read the piece
Trade2 pieces
Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“First, Canada should return to substantive negotiations with Washington and seek an interim agreement rather than waiting for every CUSMA issue to be resolved.” Read the piece
Labour1 piece
Stronger unions and standardsMore flexibility for employers
“Labour costs are structurally higher and unlikely to reverse.” Read the piece
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“leading policymakers to underestimate the urgency of reform — whether in labour policy, commercial leasing, taxation, or regulatory burden.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Sylvain Charlebois: AI can make our food system more efficient, but if we're not careful, also more expensiveOpinion · National Post · Oct 19, 2026
- Sylvain Charlebois: While Canada fights Trump, Mexico is preparing to eat our lunchOpinion · National Post · Sep 17, 2026
- Sylvain Charlebois: Canadian premiers toast alcohol sales while food trade remains fragmentedOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 29, 2026
- Charlebois: First, the U.S. booze boycott. Now, the hangoverOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 13, 2026
- Charlebois: Return of Dunkin’ exposes a hole in the marketOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 13, 2026
- Charlebois: Canada’s meat scales are off — and so is oversightOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 21, 2026
- Sylvain Charlebois: The magnifying-glass effect: Why front-of-pack food labels will matter — eventuallyOpinion · National Post · Apr 17, 2026
- Charlebois: War, geopolitics and your grocery billOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 14, 2026
- Charlebois: Quebec, maple syrup and the sticky truth about food fraudOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 9, 2026
- Charlebois: Easter becoming two-tier holiday over meat and chocolate pricesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 2, 2026
- Charlebois: How Canadians are coping with food costs is worrisomeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 27, 2026
- Charlebois: How Canadians are coping with food costs is worrisomeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 24, 2026
- Sylvain Charlebois: A plan to slowly wean Canada off supply managementOpinion · National Post · Mar 20, 2026
- Opinion: Quebec the squeaky wheel on cheese curds and protectionismOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 10, 2026
- Opinion: Quebec the squeaky wheel on cheese curds and protectionismOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 10, 2026
- Opinion: Quebec the squeaky wheel on cheese curds and protectionismOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 10, 2026
- Sylvain Charlebois: How food inflation hijacked Valentine’s DayOpinion · National Post · Feb 14, 2026
- Opinion: Canada could lose 4,000 restaurants in 2026Opinion · Edmonton Journal · Jan 9, 2026
- Sylvain Charlebois: The quiet transformation of Canada’s grocery industryOpinion · National Post · Dec 29, 2025
- Opinion: When your grocery bill starts pricing youOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Dec 26, 2025
- Opinion: Tim’s coffee just got pricier — get used to itOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Oct 10, 2025
- Opinion: Here’s why liquor boards should not play tariff gamesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 1, 2025
- Opinion: Elbows down? Carney ends Canada’s self-inflicted grocery taxOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Aug 29, 2025
- Opinion: Checking food labels? Beware of maple-washingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 27, 2025
- Opinion: Why food prices in Canada haven’t spiked due to tariffs — yetOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 21, 2025
- Sylvain Charlebois: Who killed Jersey Milk? Spoiler: It was the economyOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 10, 2025
- Opinion: Artificial food colourings are fadingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 2, 2025
- Opinion: Artificial food colourings are fadingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 2, 2025
- Sylvain Charlebois: Crumbs of justice in Canada’s biggest bread scamOpinion · Toronto Star · May 28, 2025
- Opinion: Farmers pay the price for Ottawa's electric vehicle gambleOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Mar 20, 2025
- Charlebois: Dairy farmers need to wake up before the system crumblesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 6, 2025
- Opinion: Trump’s taunts expose interprovincial trade obstacles in CanadaOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 26, 2025
- Opinion: Cherry Blossom’s demise a sign of the timesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 20, 2025
- Opinion: 10 years into bread price-fixing probe, trust in grocers continues to erodeOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 12, 2025
- Opinion: Removal of GST on food worth considering for CanadaOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Dec 10, 2024
- Opinion: Feds’ food tax holiday comes with hidden costsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 2, 2024
- Opinion: Feds' food tax holiday comes with hidden costsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 2, 2024
- Opinion: Provinces face sobering drop in alcohol salesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 23, 2024
- Opinion: Quebec leads the way in pulling the wrap off hidden food costsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 17, 2024
- Opinion: More provinces should follow Quebec in pulling the wrap off hidden food costsOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Sep 17, 2024
- Opinion: Canada's electric vehicle dispute with China hits canola farmersOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Sep 5, 2024
- Opinion: Canada's electric vehicle dispute with China hits canola farmersOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Sep 5, 2024
- B.C.'s food and beverage industry is facing a critical crisisOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 8, 2024
- Opinion: Wonky backbone of Canada's economy again faces big disruptionOpinion · Edmonton Journal · May 16, 2024
- Sylvain Charlebois: B.C.'s policy-induced food manufacturing problem means growing food insecurityOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 16, 2024
- Opinion: Time to put poutine on a bigger mapOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 25, 2024
- Opinion: Grocer's code a tool to stabilize food prices for CanadiansOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Feb 22, 2024
- Opinion: Meat prices have risen in Canada, but so have plant proteinsOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Jan 10, 2024
- Opinion: Here’s how much your holiday turkey dinner will cost this yearOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 7, 2023
- Opinion: The little trick they're playing with your treatsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 29, 2023
- Sylvain Charlebois: An inflation-era cookbook to stretch your food dollarsOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 20, 2023
- Sylvain Charlebois: Alcohol escalator tax needs a ceilingOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 6, 2023
- Charlebois: New alcohol guidelines will be tough for Canadians to swallowOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 19, 2023
- Charlebois: New alcohol guidelines will be tough for Canadians to swallowOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 18, 2023
- Charlebois: New alcohol guidelines will be tough for Canadians to swallowOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 18, 2023
- Charlebois: Study concludes Canadians are drinking too much. But we may not careOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 13, 2022
- Opinion: Study concludes Canadians are drinking too much. But we may not careOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 5, 2022
- Sylvain Charlebois: U.S. drought creates opportunity for Canadian farmersOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 16, 2022
- Opinion | U.S. drought creates opportunity for Canadian farmersOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 15, 2022
- Charlebois: Canadian farming is losing battle to urban politicsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 2, 2022