Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Parliamentary Ag Secretary Jean-Claude Poissant, at right, visited the Carrefour Alimentaire Centre-Sud in Montreal on June 17, 2019 to formally launch the federal Food Policy for Canada. in 2019 (Photo courtesy Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

Feds disburse funds on community food security projects

Since 2019 the Local Food Infrastructure Fund has committed $64.8 million to such projects

Wednesday, federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay announced up to $9.98 million in funding for community food projects through the fifth phase of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund, an outworking of the Food Policy for Canada.




Conservative agriculture critic John Barlow speaks Nov. 24, 2021 in the House of Commons. (Screengrab from supplied video)

End date sought for P.E.I. potato export ban

A ban from Washington would be harder to reverse, Liberals say

The federal Conservatives want to see a clearly defined end zone for the Canadian government’s suspension of Prince Edward Island potato exports to the U.S. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency […] Read more



The second phase of the federal government's support program opens on Jan. 7, 2019.

Next dairy support program changes format

The second part of the program will have two application stages in order to give more farmers a chance

The second phase of the federal government’s program to help dairy farmers adapt to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Europe will attempt to make the program available […] Read more