In less than a month, MPs will return to the nation’s capital from their summer vacations and settle back into the routine of passing legislation, holding committee hearings and meeting […] Read more
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Opinion: Fall economic update could send important signals
Capital Letters: Morneau’s fiscal update will have to reassure Canadians
Horticultural industry trying to rally support for seasonal worker program
The Ontario horticultural industry is trying to drum up support for a long-standing program that allows growers who face labour shortages to hire seasonal workers from Mexico and the Caribbean. […] Read more
Tariff relief for Canada’s farmers at issue in Quebec election
Montreal |Reuters – Quebec farmers want further relief from a global tariff dispute ahead of Oct. 1 elections in the mostly French-speaking Canadian province, which has seen a recent rise in nationalist sentiment. Quebec’s […] Read more
Opinion: Brief lull before next political storm
Capital Letters: Parties are going into election mode
It’s the dog days of summer in Ottawa these days. Most of the city is on vacation, with bureaucrats and political junkies alike taking advantage of the slower pace to […] Read more
Hardeman looks for ways to reduce barriers to agriculture growth
The new Ontario agriculture minister supports a continued review of business risk management programs
It’s the second time around for Ontario new agriculture minister Ernie Hardeman and he sees a lot of the same challenges in Ontario agriculture as he did before. “Obviously the […] Read more
Editorial: The problem with pricing carbon
I’ve long been a fan of market-based solutions to solve large societal problems. Creating the economic incentives to push societies to make different purchasing decisions is much more efficient than […] Read more
OPINION: The sleeping giant keeps thrashing about trade
In the 2001 Hollywood classic Pearl Harbour, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto utters what is likely one of the film’s most iconic quotes. “I fear all we have done is to awaken […] Read more
Five questions for Ontario political parties
Political parties vying for the Ontario government had fairly similar answers to agriculture policy questions
Farmtario editor John Greig posed five farm-policy-related questions to representatives of the Progressive Conservative, Liberal, New Democrat and Green parties. (Editor’s note: Responses have been edited for length) The respondents […] Read more
Editorial: Where will the urban voter go?
Rural Ontario residents could again be bystanders as the cities determine the next government
By June 7, the Progressive Conservatives could be the new government of Ontario, and there would be much glee in rural Ontario, where the long-governing Liberals have managed to decrease […] Read more
Opinion: Could NAFTA be a 2019 election issue?
The fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could very well become a central issue in the 2019 federal election. Trade officials from Canada, Mexico and the United […] Read more
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