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Problem-solving farmers need supportive government policies

  • Farming has always come with its risks, but climate change has led to more unpredictable weather patterns and an increased risk of natural disasters.
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 17, 2025
A pan-Canadian approach is needed to make sure we have the land and healthy arable, useable soils we need to feed the next generations of Canadians and beyond, writes Senator Rob Black. Image by PInatbest, Pixaby.com

Problem-solving farmers need supportive government policies

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 17, 2025
  • Farming has always come with its risks, but climate change has led to more unpredictable weather patterns and an increased risk of natural disasters.

Problem-solving farmers need supportive government policies

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 17, 2025
  • Farming has always come with its risks, but climate change has led to more unpredictable weather patterns and an increased risk of natural disasters.
A pan-Canadian approach is needed to make sure we have the land and healthy arable, useable soils we need to feed the next generations of Canadians and beyond, writes Senator Rob Black. Image by PInatbest, Pixaby.com

Scrap the overbuild policy to boost broadband infrastructure

  • Many will read this op-ed using a wireless device. Most Canadians don’t realize how much of a luxury that is. While it is laudable
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK, CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | April 6, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s mandate letter tasks him to implement a ‘use it or lose it’ policy, which would provide relief to Canadians suffering when companies sit on spectrum licences instead of actively building infrastructure, write Senators Dennis Patterson and Robert Black. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scrap the overbuild policy to boost broadband infrastructure

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK, CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | April 6, 2022
  • Many will read this op-ed using a wireless device. Most Canadians don’t realize how much of a luxury that is. While it is laudable

Scrap the overbuild policy to boost broadband infrastructure

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK, CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | April 6, 2022
  • Many will read this op-ed using a wireless device. Most Canadians don’t realize how much of a luxury that is. While it is laudable
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s mandate letter tasks him to implement a ‘use it or lose it’ policy, which would provide relief to Canadians suffering when companies sit on spectrum licences instead of actively building infrastructure, write Senators Dennis Patterson and Robert Black. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rural infrastructure shortfall has been highlighted by COVID-19

  • COVID-19 has had widespread and long-lasting effects across the globe and rural Canadian communities from coast to coast to coast have not been immune.
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | October 20, 2021
Better public transit, more and better access to high-speed broadband, water and irrigation infrastructure, and clean energy projects are all matters central to making communities livable in the 21st century and I am disappointed to see that it is rural Canadians who are left by the wayside, writes Sen. Rob Black. Pexels photograph by Anna Shvets

Rural infrastructure shortfall has been highlighted by COVID-19

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | October 20, 2021
  • COVID-19 has had widespread and long-lasting effects across the globe and rural Canadian communities from coast to coast to coast have not been immune.

Rural infrastructure shortfall has been highlighted by COVID-19

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | October 20, 2021
  • COVID-19 has had widespread and long-lasting effects across the globe and rural Canadian communities from coast to coast to coast have not been immune.
Better public transit, more and better access to high-speed broadband, water and irrigation infrastructure, and clean energy projects are all matters central to making communities livable in the 21st century and I am disappointed to see that it is rural Canadians who are left by the wayside, writes Sen. Rob Black. Pexels photograph by Anna Shvets

Canadian agriculture in the age of COVID-19

  • The past 12 months have been anything but ordinary. Challenging, unprecedented, and uncertain have all been terms we have heard time and time again
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 15, 2021
Amid fear during the first few months of the pandemic, farmers, producers, and processors stepped up to the task at hand and proved themselves not only to be able to feed Canadians, but also to feed the world, which in turn has resulted in greater trust and confidence in our food system. Pexels photograph by Erik Scheel

Canadian agriculture in the age of COVID-19

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 15, 2021
  • The past 12 months have been anything but ordinary. Challenging, unprecedented, and uncertain have all been terms we have heard time and time again

Canadian agriculture in the age of COVID-19

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | March 15, 2021
  • The past 12 months have been anything but ordinary. Challenging, unprecedented, and uncertain have all been terms we have heard time and time again
Amid fear during the first few months of the pandemic, farmers, producers, and processors stepped up to the task at hand and proved themselves not only to be able to feed Canadians, but also to feed the world, which in turn has resulted in greater trust and confidence in our food system. Pexels photograph by Erik Scheel

Senators should dig in to a soil-health study

  • In 1984, the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry published a report, entitled “Soil at Risk: Canada’s Eroding Future.” The study, under
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | December 11, 2019
If we allow continued degradation of soil, food security will undoubtedly become a more widely spread problem, writes Senator Rob Black. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Senators should dig in to a soil-health study

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | December 11, 2019
  • In 1984, the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry published a report, entitled “Soil at Risk: Canada’s Eroding Future.” The study, under

Senators should dig in to a soil-health study

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK | December 11, 2019
  • In 1984, the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry published a report, entitled “Soil at Risk: Canada’s Eroding Future.” The study, under
If we allow continued degradation of soil, food security will undoubtedly become a more widely spread problem, writes Senator Rob Black. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
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