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Canada’s recently updated food guide seems to be populating headlines everywhere – and for good reason. The last time the food guide was updated was in 2007 and if there’s one thing most of us can agree on, it’s that this version is now heavily outdated. As we begin to examine and form opinions on the new food guide, it is interesting to step back and contemplate where it started and what function it serves today. The first rendition of the food guide was published in 1942. E

The introduction of Canada’s new food guide has created a significant stir. The new guide has moved away from a historic focus on servings and food groups, to proportions of food presented on a plate. The guide recommends that half your plate be fruits and vegetables, a quarter be proteins, and another quarter whole grains. Many are suggesting fundamental changes in Canadians’ eating habits will result from these changes but the reality is likely much less extreme. Perhaps th

This was also published on the conversation.com on September 3rd, 2018. Negotiations for a revised North American Free Trade Agreement have been ongoing for more than a year, but now it’s crunch time — especially for Canada. What happens in the coming days will determine if NAFTA survives as a three-country trade pact or whether Canada will be left on the sidelines. Since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the United States had a deal with Mexico that could replace NAFTA,

This piece was also published on the conversation.com on April 11th, 2018. The bread price-fixing scandal has garnered Canada’s biggest grocery chain a lot of negative media attention. A recent survey from Dalhousie University suggested that consumer trust in Loblaws has fallen by 10 per cent since the announcement of the bread price-fixing issue. But will the scandal have a sustained negative impact on Loblaws? While the company may face civil suits at some point, there is n

This article has also been published in the Conversation on November 20th, 2017. Canadian grocery giant Loblaw recently announced it’s closing some stores and introducing home delivery of groceries in the Toronto market, while Walmart says it’s expanding its home delivery service. While it may feel that the Canadian market is late to the online grocery game — there are several chains that have been offering it in the United States for years, for example — it’s really a natura