Quebec wine sales surge after U.S alcohol boycott—comments from Pascal Thériault

Published: 4 August 2025

Quebec wine sales have gone up since the removal of American alcohol products from the shelves of the SAQ last March and local producers are working hard to fill demand....

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...

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...

What are those fluffy seeds floating in the air? David Wees explains

Published: 17 July 2025

If you've been noticing white fluff floating around Montreal lately, you're not the only one. Those are seeds from the Eastern Cottonwood tree and it's the season that they're spreading through the...

Quebec's Exceldor to be sold to Ontario company Sofina Foods—Pascal Thériault comments

Published: 22 May 2025

The Quebec cooperative Exceldor, known for its chicken breasts, wings, and nuggets, has taken steps to sell its assets to the Ontario company Aliments Sofina....

CN’s use of glyphosate sparks health and safety concerns—comments from David Wees

Published: 7 August 2025

Some residents in Montreal’s Mercier-Est neighbourhood were caught off guard after Canadian National (CN) Railway sprayed a herbicide near their homes this week, CTV News reports....

Rising demand at food banks indicative of Canada's affordability crisis

Published: 30 April 2025

Food banks across Canada set a new record for demand in 2024, with more than two million monthly visits—nearly double the rate seen five years prior, reports CBC News....

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...

Pascal Thériault warns consumers to be on the lookout for misleading Canadian labels

Published: 11 August 2025

Canned soup giant Campbell's has come under fire for engaging in "maple washing" — a marketing tactic where foreign-made products are falsely associated with Canada through the use of maple leaves...

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