It won't be long before the Government of Canada returns to the house, even if it is virtually. The holiday season is behind us and it's time to get moving on important policy files that took a brief pause over the break. Up first for Conservative agriculture critic Lianne Rood is working on the carbon... Read More
Category: Canadian Agriculture Policy
Mexico's president has published a decree beginning the phase out of the use of glyphosate and genetically modified corn in the country. Biosafety authorities of the country will "revoke and refrain from granting permits" for genetically modified corn, including imports. The decree from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador published on December 31, 2020 cites protection... Read More
As we drift into a new year, an opportunity presents itself to refocus and take a fresh look at the issues at hand. Some people make New Year's resolutions, some think about changes, and others take advantage of the fresh calendar to implement real change to benefit stakeholders and their own position. This restart with... Read More
The federal government's Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) could create a new market equal in size to that of Japan's for Canadian canola, according to the Canola Council of Canada. The draft regulations supporting the new fuel standard, which would require fuel companies reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity of their fuels, were published in Canada Gazette... Read More
Speak up and speak positively about not just agriculture, but also about the potential for careers in agriculture, and we'll see more people take an interest, says young farmer and agriculture advocate Emmett Sawyer, of Acme, Alta. In this LIVE! Q&A host Kara Oosterhuis and Sawyer unpack some of what is happening (slight pandemic interruptions... Read More
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has ruled that Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) were above their maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2019-2020 crop year. CN and CP will have 30 days to pay the amount by which they exceeded their revenue entitlements — $3.17 million and $2.17 million respectively —... Read More
As expected, the federal government released its proposed regulations for its Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) on December 18. The proposed rules, which take up 324-pages in the latest edition of the Canada Gazette, provide a high level of detail on what Environment and Climate Change Canada plans to require of fuel companies to reduce the... Read More
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Marie-Claude Bibeau is still waiting to hear back from western provinces on her proposal to adapt the AgriStability program for 2020. Given that the calendar is set to flip to 2021 soon, the clock is winding down on the likelihood of changes being in place for 2020, she says.... Read More
The federal government is making good on its Throne Speech commitment to establishing the Canada Water Agency, and wants Canadians' input in the process. The Ministers of Environment and Climate Change and Agriculture and Agri-Food have jointly released a statement officially launching the public consultation period for the Agency. "Canadians know the importance of protecting... Read More
Any optimism over the updated Clean Fuel Standard, set to be revealed Friday, December 18, has been over-shadowed by last week's environmental plan that includes an upward incline in carbon taxes to 2023. Markus Haerle, chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, has many positive things to say about the opportunity for diverting corn into... Read More