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Prince Edward Island Senator Diane Griffin is a member of the Independent Senators Group.

The path to food security in Canada

  • The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought up concerns about food insecurity for many Canadians: according to a March 2020 poll conducted by Abacus
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | March 15, 2021
The paths toward a more food-secure Canada are manifold and will involve: slowing climate change and mitigating its impacts; supporting farmers, fishers, and processors; enhancing the food supply chain; modernizing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (including providing paths to permanent residency and citizenship); gathering better data on food prices; and taking an intersectional approach to addressing poverty. Image courtesy of Pexels/Anton Atanaso

The path to food security in Canada

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | March 15, 2021
  • The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought up concerns about food insecurity for many Canadians: according to a March 2020 poll conducted by Abacus

The path to food security in Canada

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | March 15, 2021
  • The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought up concerns about food insecurity for many Canadians: according to a March 2020 poll conducted by Abacus
The paths toward a more food-secure Canada are manifold and will involve: slowing climate change and mitigating its impacts; supporting farmers, fishers, and processors; enhancing the food supply chain; modernizing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (including providing paths to permanent residency and citizenship); gathering better data on food prices; and taking an intersectional approach to addressing poverty. Image courtesy of Pexels/Anton Atanaso

Now more than ever, government needs to reassure farmers their voices are being heard on climate change

  • On Thursday, Feb. 28, the Senate adopted “Feast or Famine: Impacts of Climate Change and carbon Pricing on Agriculture, Agri-food and Forestry,” a report
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | March 11, 2019
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Sen. Diane Griffin says she hopes Ms. Bibeau will share any information that can help farmers prepare for the implementation of carbon pricing. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Now more than ever, government needs to reassure farmers their voices are being heard on climate change

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | March 11, 2019
  • On Thursday, Feb. 28, the Senate adopted “Feast or Famine: Impacts of Climate Change and carbon Pricing on Agriculture, Agri-food and Forestry,” a report

Now more than ever, government needs to reassure farmers their voices are being heard on climate change

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | March 11, 2019
  • On Thursday, Feb. 28, the Senate adopted “Feast or Famine: Impacts of Climate Change and carbon Pricing on Agriculture, Agri-food and Forestry,” a report
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Sen. Diane Griffin says she hopes Ms. Bibeau will share any information that can help farmers prepare for the implementation of carbon pricing. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Building blocks: Why Canada should be the world leader in wood construction

  • At the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters that the summit will focus on delivering
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | December 12, 2018
Bill C-354, which Independent Sen. Diane Griffin is sponsoring in the Senate, calls for the government to consider using wood when building or maintaining public buildings. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Building blocks: Why Canada should be the world leader in wood construction

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | December 12, 2018
  • At the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters that the summit will focus on delivering

Building blocks: Why Canada should be the world leader in wood construction

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | December 12, 2018
  • At the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters that the summit will focus on delivering
Bill C-354, which Independent Sen. Diane Griffin is sponsoring in the Senate, calls for the government to consider using wood when building or maintaining public buildings. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

How the Senate is supporting Canadians in supply managed agricultural sectors in relation to USMCA, CPTPP

  • The recent agreement by Canada, the United States, and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | November 5, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured May 31, 2018, in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How the Senate is supporting Canadians in supply managed agricultural sectors in relation to USMCA, CPTPP

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | November 5, 2018
  • The recent agreement by Canada, the United States, and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will

How the Senate is supporting Canadians in supply managed agricultural sectors in relation to USMCA, CPTPP

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR DIANE GRIFFIN | November 5, 2018
  • The recent agreement by Canada, the United States, and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured May 31, 2018, in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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