Canada is getting older, more multicultural, and more suburban, while its political landscape becomes increasingly unpredictable. For the country’s food system, those changes are reshaping who Canadians trust, what they worry about, and how agriculture needs to communicate with consumers. At the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s 2026 Public Trust Summit at Toronto, RealAgriculture’s Bernard... Read More
Category: Politics
While global news headlines focused on the televised chaos of street protests in Paris this past week, geopolitical analyst Jacob Shapiro says media attention is focused on entirely the wrong story. Joining host Shaun Haney on this episode of Frontlines, Shapiro says that behind the superficial unrest, France, Europe, and the wider international order are... Read More
The federal government is standing firm on its decision to shutter seven Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research facilities and a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) testing lab, formally rejecting a parliamentary recommendation to pause the shutdowns. In its official response to a report from the House of Commons Agriculture Committee, the government confirmed the... Read More
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a major new tax incentive on Tuesday at the inaugural Canada Investment Summit in Toronto. The "Productivity Mega Deduction" would allow 100 per cent immediate expensing on the majority of capital investments on a permanent basis. The Mega Deduction expands on the temporary "Super-Deduction" introduced in Budget 2025, which was... Read More
As geopolitical volatility continues to disrupt energy markets and maritime trade routes, global supply chains face prolonged uncertainty. Intermittent closures of the Strait of Hormuz highlight the brittle nature of global energy systems and the growing necessity for long-term strategic adaptation. In this episode of the Frontlines podcast, host Shaun Haney is joined by geopolitical... Read More
The federal agriculture minister says he sees momentum for changes in Canada's next five-year agricultural policy framework that reflect how much the world has changed since the current framework was negotiated. Heath MacDonald is pushing back against stakeholder skepticism that the newly signed Halifax Statement charts a path toward the status quo, failing to adequately... Read More
Agriculture ministers from across Canada concluded their annual federal-provincial-territorial summit in Halifax on Friday, after reaching an agreement on what should be included in the "Halifax Statement" and outlining a series of adjustments to the AgriStability risk management program. Co-chaired by Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald and Nova Scotia Minister of Agriculture... Read More
The agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have been negotiating with Iran is not only centred around an end to the war and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but also a potential win for U.S. agricultural exports of corn, wheat and soybeans. It's being framed as a humanitarian effort to... Read More
As Canada navigates trade disruptions, geopolitical uncertainty, and growing concerns about food security, agriculture is increasingly being viewed as a strategic national asset. That shift in thinking is creating new conversations about how policy tools—including tax incentives—can help drive investment, innovation, and long-term growth across the sector. In this episode of the Ag Policy Connection... Read More
When it comes to farming and ranching, what's your biggest worry this summer? I know there are plenty of big-picture things that weigh on our minds at any given time, but it does seem that summer carries with it its own set of stressors — the crop might be in, but what about diseases or... Read More