The Evan Bray Show - Dr. Sylvain Charlebois - June 5th, 2025

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Your grocery bill might continue to rise, this time it could be because of the wildfire season. Bringing us the latest on tariffs, trade war and climate events impacting your wallet is Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, food distribution and policy professor at Dalhousie University and senior director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast. He joins Evan to break down how and why some food prices continue to climb.
5 Jun 2025 12PM English Canada News Commentary

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