# Ep.220 "We Sacrificed The Middle Class" — Canada's Top Food Economist Sounds The Alarm

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Podcast: [The Sovereign Sphere with Karla Treadway](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sovereign-sphere-with-karla-treadway-5914531)
Published: 2026-07-09T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.karlajoytreadway.com/podcasts/the-sovereign-sphere-with-karla-treadway/episodes/2149227997
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Duration seconds: 3131

## Resource

The government just spent $18 BILLION on food security. Your grocery bill didn't go down. Here's why. Canada's food system is under pressure — and the people in charge either don't understand it or don't care. In this episode of The Sovereign Sphere, Karla sits down with Sylvain Charlebois — aka The Food Professor — Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University and one of Canada's most outspoken voices on food economics. They get into: - Why $18 billion in government food spending has solved nothing - The K-shaped economy and the quiet destruction of Canada's middle class - How grocers ARE gouging — just not who you think - Why Canada's relationship with the US is more fragile than Ottawa admits - What a real food security strategy would actually look like - The carbon tax, supply management, and policies that are making farmers pay the price - Why the government running grocery stores is a genuinely terrifying idea Sylvain Charlebois, widely known as The Food Professor, is one of Canada's leading experts on food economics, food policy, and supply chains. He is the Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University and is a frequent commentator in national media on grocery prices, food inflation, food security, and the future of Canada's food system. Follow Sylvain Charlebois: Podcast: The Food Professor | PostMedia columns | Les Affaires (French) Subscribe and Support this Show on Substack and Receive Bonus Articles on all things Business, Politics and Living Free https://substack.com/@thesovereignsphere Follow us on X: https://x.com/thesovereignceo Follow us on Instagram @thesovereignsphere Subscribe on Youtube @thesovereignsphere

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