Ministers of agriculture from federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments across Canada discussed how to respond to the drought and wildfires in Western Canada on Thursday, in what may have been their final meeting before a federal election, if one is called in the coming weeks. The ministers also continued their discussions on changes to... Read More
Category: Canadian Agriculture Policy
A familiar face is returning as Manitoba's agriculture minister. Ralph Eichler, who served as the province's ag minister from 2016 to 2019, has been sworn in as minister of agriculture and resource development as part of a small cabinet shuffle announced by Premier Brian Pallister on Thursday (July 15). Eichler replaces his successor and long-time... Read More
A long-time pulse crop industry leader and champion is headed into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame later this year. Gordon Bacon, former CEO of Pulse Canada, joined Shaun Haney on RealAg Radio this week to talk about his newly-announced induction into the Hall of Fame, and to look back on his career: from beginning... Read More
Update, as of July 14: Both CN and CP once again halted traffic in the area around Lytton, B.C. on Wednesday due to new fires east of the community. "For the safety of our crews, we are not currently running trains between Kamloops and Lytton, B.C.," says CN in a network update distributed July 14.... Read More
The federal government has rejected Saskatchewan's plan to replace the federal carbon tax, while at the same time announcing stricter requirements for provinces looking to avoid the federal carbon pricing system starting in 2023. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the rejection "can only be viewed as an arbitrary and political decision," in a statement issued... Read More
The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame has announced its slate of inductees for 2021. The prestigious list features Gordon Bacon, Dr. Don Buckingham, Stan Eby, Johanne Ross, and Dr. Phil Williams. “This year’s inductees have all had a major impact on Canadian agriculture – elevating the profile of Canada’s pulse sector, leading Canada’s beef sector... Read More
The federal government's Ministry of Finance says it is delaying implementation of Bill C-208 until January 1, 2022, potentially with amendments. However, Canadian law states that a bill goes into effect immediately after receiving Royal Assent, which the bill did on June 29, 2021, unless some other date is stipulated in the bill. Bill C-208... Read More
The dispute between Canada and the U.S. over the allocation of dairy tariff rate quotas under the new North American trade deal took a step toward resolution this week, as the members of the three-person dispute panel that will issue a ruling on the U.S. complaint were announced. Elbio Oscar Roselli Frieri will chair the... Read More
There's something to be said for authentic and lively debate of the key issues of the day. When you've served in federal politics for over two decades, one can only hope to have as many examples of such as Wayne Easter, retiring Member of Parliament for Malpeque, P.E.I. Easter says he has lived by two... Read More
The Canadian government is planning to file another request for the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to look at China's restrictions on Canadian canola seed imports. China used a procedural tactic to block Canada's initial appeal for a dispute panel at the WTO Dispute Settlement Body's monthly meeting on Monday (June... Read More