Everyone knows that Maple Syrup is Canada's #1 food group. Without it, we wouldn't make it through a day of our harsh winters, and chilly summers. If you believed any of the sentences before, you probably don't know much about our vast, beautiful country. Weirdly enough, though, Maple Syrup is a massive contributor to our economy. The reality behind it is weirder than fiction. So, Nathan is going to tell you about the insanity that is the Maple Syrup Industry.

Full Source List

• https://www5.agr.gc.ca/resources/prod/Internet-Internet/MISB-DGSIM/CB-MC/PDF/4689-eng.pdf
• https://gizmodo.com/canada-s-maple-syrup-cartel-will-release-50-of-its-sug-1848129284
• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist
• https://globalnews.ca/news/8724923/maple-syrup-heist-fine-supreme-court/
• https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/10/711779666/the-maple-syrup-cartel
• https://capx.co/an-unsavoury-business-the-story-of-canadas-syrup-cartel/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist
• https://www.madeincanadagifts.ca/blogs/celebrate-canadas-150th-birthday-in-2017/the-great-maple-syrup-heist
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Quebec_Maple_Syrup_Producers
• https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-top-producers-of-maple-syrup.html 

Episode: File 0092: The Sticky, The Dead and The Feathered pt.1

Release Date: Mar 17 2023

Researched and presented by Nathan