Are we really supporting our agricultural industry in the face of changing geopolitics and climate?
Improving the resilience of the agricultural industry in Canada is a must. We are already losing farmlands due to urbanization and other developments, and farmers because of the stress of uncertainty and low economic value that they get from their labour.
Canada should use trade uncertainty as catalyst to grow agriculture sector
There have long been signs that our reliance on the U.S. was becoming a risk. The ongoing trade dispute is a wake-up call—business cannot continue as usual.
Growing stronger: strengthening Canada’s agriculture in the face of climate and global challenges
Agriculture is an important contributor to Canada’s economy and way of life, and it is imperative that we innovate to safeguard the stability and success of our food system even as serious and complex threats continue to mount.
We need agricultural intelligence to protect against the threat of avian influenza
As of early March, 30 poultry operations in Canada were dealing with avian influenza outbreaks: 16 in B.C., 10 in Ontario, and one each in Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Trade war with U.S. an opportunity to clean up Canada’s approach to toxic pesticides
When it comes to ensuring pesticide regulations reflect the latest science, Canada is painfully behind the times.
Manufacturing sector and others lobbying hard for federal government support during 30-day tariff pause
Investments are frozen and long-term planning decisions are largely on hold in the manufacturing sector ‘as everybody tries to figure out where this is going to go,’ said a vice-president of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.
Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump
Scrapping supply management would allow Trump to deliver more access to the Canadian market for the farmers that overwhelmingly supported him.
Dear future prime minister, here’s a common-sense solution to food insecurity
Nearly a quarter of avoidable food waste is caused by misinterpreting best-before dates. Health Canada could support public campaigns educating consumers and businesses about date labelling.
Canadian horses’ suffering continues beyond anniversary of ministerial mandate letter
Dec. 16 has come and gone, and yet a bill to ban the export of horses for slaughter overseas continues to languish in the Senate.
Canola industry urges more support for domestic biofuels sector in November, amid trade tensions with China
China, the second-largest market for Canada’s canola industry, initiated an anti-dumping probe into imports of Canadian canola seed in September.
