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281. Sylvain Charlebois: Are Canadians Being Overcharged for Groceries?

Oct 5, 2026 · 29 min · 9 segments

Sylvain Charlebois, also known as the Food Professor, explores Canada’s grocery prices, food inflation, the Loblaw boycott, bread price-fixing, grocery competition and interprovincial trade barriers…

Sylvain Charlebois, also known as the Food Professor, explores Canada’s grocery prices, food inflation, the Loblaw boycott, bread price-fixing, grocery competition and interprovincial trade barriers with host Chief Aaron Pete. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Sylvain Charlebois, also known as the Food Professor, explores Canada’s grocery prices, food inflation, the Loblaw boycott, bread price-fixing, grocery competition and interprovincial trade barriers…

Speakers: Sylvain CharleboisGuestAaron PeteHost

Top entities: Loblaw Companies×26 Canada×38 Sylvain Charlebois×5 British Columbia×10 Sobeys×3

Loblaw CompaniesCompanyRetail company
99%26 mentions
CanadaCountryCountry in North America
96%38 mentions
Sylvain CharleboisPersonCanadian professor and Researcher
93%5 mentions
British ColumbiaAdministrative AreaCanadian Province
90%10 mentions
SobeysCompanySupermarket chain
88%3 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
85%14 mentions
Target CorporationCompanyRetailer corporation
82%2 mentions
Metro Inc.CompanySupermarket chain
79%7 mentions
Agricultural Land ReserveEntity
76%1 mention
Avi LewisPersonCanadian Politician
74%3 mentions
SubstackSoftware ApplicationWebsite
71%1 mention
Weston Foods CanadaCompanyCompany
68%1 mention
Dalhousie UniversityCollege or UniversityPublic university in Halifax, Nova Scotia
65%2 mentions
G7Entity
63%2 mentions
Jagmeet SinghPersonLawyer and former Member of the House of Commons of Canada
60%2 mentions
New Democratic PartyOrganizationPolitical party
57%4 mentions
LoblawsCompanySupermarket chain
54%1 mention
University of GuelphCollege or UniversityPublic university in Guelph, Ontario
51%1 mention
University of SaskatchewanCollege or UniversityPublic university in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
49%1 mention
GuelphCityCity in Ontario, Canada
46%1 mention
HalifaxCityMunicipality in Nova Scotia, Canada
43%1 mention
OttawaCityCapital of Canada
40%1 mention
GLP-1 receptor agonistEntityMedication
38%1 mention
CargillCompanyCorporation
32%1 mention
PepsiCo, IncCompanyFood company
32%1 mention
Procter & GambleCompanyManufacturing company
32%1 mention
United KingdomCountryCountry in Europe
26%1 mention
GermanyCountryCountry in Europe
24%1 mention
UkraineCountryCountry in Europe
21%1 mention
White HouseTourist AttractionOfficial residence in Washington, D.C., United States
18%1 mention
AlbertaAdministrative AreaCanadian Province
15%1 mention
TorontoCityCity in Ontario, Canada
13%1 mention
Donald TrumpPerson45th and 47th U.S. President
10%1 mention
CaliforniaAdministrative AreaUS state
7%1 mention
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganization
4%1 mention
SaskatchewanAdministrative AreaCanadian Province
1%1 mention

InflationEconomics
Public PolicyGovernment
Competition LawLaw
Grocery RetailFood > Food Economics
Canadian Grocery PricesFood > Food Economics > Grocery Retail
Food Affordability and Price InflationFood > Food Economics > Grocery Retail > Canadian Grocery Prices
Canadian Grocery Market CompetitionBusiness > Retail Business > Grocery Industry
Grocery Market Concentration and Property ControlsBusiness > Retail Business > Grocery Industry > Canadian Grocery Market Competition
Canadian Food Price VolatilityEconomics > Inflation > Food Inflation
Food Supply-Chain Cost PressuresEconomics > Inflation > Food Inflation > Canadian Food Price Volatility
Canadian Bread Price-Fixing ScandalLaw > Competition Law > Price Fixing
Grocery Industry Collusion InvestigationLaw > Competition Law > Price Fixing > Canadian Bread Price-Fixing Scandal
Canadian Grocery Access ProgramsGovernment > Public Policy > Food Policy
Public Grocery Chains and Food CooperativesGovernment > Public Policy > Food Policy > Canadian Grocery Access Programs
Price FixingLaw > Competition Law
Food PolicyGovernment > Public Policy
Food EconomicsFood
Food InflationEconomics > Inflation
Retail BusinessBusiness
Grocery IndustryBusiness > Retail Business
Law
Economics
Government
Business
Food