The Food Professor - Canada's expert on food policy OR disgraced former-professor with questionable history of harassment and extreme social views?
While Sylvain Charlebois holds a prominent platform as a food policy commentator (63.3K followers on his X account) , often quoted by Global News on Canadian food trends, his pattern of conduct and conflicts raises serious questions about his objectivity and reliability as a neutral expert. For one, he has a documented history of workplace midconduct. He resigned as Dean of Dalhousie's Faculty of Management in 2018 following a university investigation into complaints of harassment and bullying. While the details are confidential, this outcome alone merits scrutiny of his professional behaviour. There are potential corporate ties and hints of big-industry f unding his work. His analysis frequently aligns with grocery industry interests without full transparency. He has received grant funding from the Weston Foundation, linked to Loblaws, a major retailer he often comments on. His private consulting company also services the agri-food industry, creating a potential conf...
