Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it's complicated

Published: 16 April 2025

Some items from quintessentially Canadian brands have jumped in price at a Loblaws in Toronto, CBC News reports....

Should we fear cadmium? Comments from Mathieu Leduc

Published: 30 June 2025

French doctors are raising the alarm about rising exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal found in phosphate fertilizers. Cadmium is a known carcinogen linked to kidney damage, bone disease, and...

IGA and Metro slow to comply with new price display law—comments from Pascal Thériault

Published: 27 May 2025

In the IGA and Metro grocery stores visited this week by Le Journal de Montréal, the price per pound of discounted products appeared on signage, but the regular price per pound was still not...

Pascal Thériault: For American farmers, it is impossible to do without Canadian potash

Published: 11 March 2025

As the threat of impending tariffs and counter-tariffs loom, U.S. agricultural producers have very few options to substitute Canadian potash, an essential ingredient in fertilizer, McGill...

FMT Director Pascal Thériault comments on boycott of American products

Published: 29 January 2025

American companies that employ hundreds of Quebec workers could suffer from a call for a boycott as suggested on certain social media, reports TVA Nouvelles and others.

Loblaw to identify U.S. products affected by tariffs in its grocery stores—Pascal Thériault comments

Published: 19 March 2025

Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost...

Consumers are increasingly using boycotts, but do they actually work?

Published: 22 April 2025

While there are plenty of examples to the contrary, the general academic consensus is that boycotts don’t work for a sustained period, as consumers eventually disengage and reprioritize brand...

Dairy tariffs—Pascal Thériault weighs in

Published: 9 April 2025

US President Donald Trump says Canada has been imposing sky-high tariffs on imported American dairy products. Agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault, Director of the Farm Management and...

Orange juice to start the day off right? Comments from Pascal Thériault

Published: 15 January 2025

In a recent video, Radio-Canada's L'épicerie investigates the nutritional, environmental, and economic reasons why orange juice might not be the best choice to accompany a healthy breakfast.

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