EPISODE · Sep 20, 2025 · 17 MIN
RRC Podcast Ep. 8 - Sept. 19 - Agriculture & Nation-Building with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
from Rural Roots Canada · host RRC soundbites
In this episode of the Rural Roots Canada Podcast, host Tim Parent sits down with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, the Food Professor and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, to discuss why food and agriculture were left out of Canada’s first wave of nation-building projects. Dr. Charlebois unpacks what that omission says about Canada’s priorities on the world stage, the risks of sidelining agrifood in big-picture policy, and why infrastructure, research, and strategy are key to strengthening Canada’s rural future.
What this episode covers
In this episode of the Rural Roots Canada Podcast, host Tim Parent sits down with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, the Food Professor and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, to discuss why food and agriculture were left out of Canada’s first wave of nation-building projects. Dr. Charlebois unpacks what that omission says about Canada’s priorities on the world stage, the risks of sidelining agrifood in big-picture policy, and why infrastructure, research, and strategy are key to strengthening Canada’s rural future.
NOW PLAYING
RRC Podcast Ep. 8 - Sept. 19 - Agriculture & Nation-Building with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Apr 27, 2026 ·64m
Apr 24, 2026 ·69m
Apr 23, 2026 ·86m
Apr 17, 2026 ·81m
Apr 17, 2026 ·78m