By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (Senior Fellow) Many Canadian consumers have noticed how the price of lettuce has skyrocketed in recent weeks, as has that of celery. Such fluctuations happen all the time, regardless of whether Canadians are willing to accept them. Nonetheless, technological advances could make these occurrences a thing of the past. Artificial intelligence (AI) [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (Senior Fellow) Globe and Mail, 24 April 2017 Times Colonist, 26 April 2017 Now that supply management is officially on Trump’s radar, dairy farmers are holding their collective breath. For years they have been defending our five-decade old regime stating it was the perfect system for Canadians. They are about to find [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, April 10, 2017 Waterloo Record, April 12, 2017 Exchange Magazine, 13 April 2017 The Battlefords News-Optimist, 15 April 2017 As the July 1 CETA implementation date looms, a critical decision on import quotas is expected soon following several months of highly politicized consultations. If import quotas fail to [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 28, 2017 Waterloo Region Record, March 30, 2017 “For the most part, the Canadian agri-food sector cheered the 2017 Federal budget. With a few dollars short, innovation and infrastructure were properly addressed in this budget. But the budget’s total license on policy reform and strategic frameworks will likely [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 22, 2017 Waterloo Region Record, March 24, 2017 Times Colonist, March 26, 2017 “Brazil is a mess, and this latest food fraud scandal involving major companies and public authorities will only make matters worse.” After Europe’s horsemeat scandal, Brazil, the largest exporter of meat products in the [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) LocalXpress, March 15, 2017 Times Colonist, March 19, 2017 Radio Canada International, March 24, 2017 "Recent surveys suggest the average adult spends more time watching cooking shows than actually cooking. Cooking has become optional for most of us. That means we've relinquished control of what we eat to corporations. And [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 9, 2017 The Guardian, March 9, 2017 Summary: Costco now has 10% of the food retailing market in Canada, and is going to charge you more to have access to its products, as of June. Given its solid success over the last few years in Canada, higher [...]