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The federal Green Party's plan to move Canada to zero emissions by 2050 supports the near-term use of plant-based biofuels -- "but not from food that could otherwise feed Canadians." Ahead of Monday's federal election, the party released a climate action plan dubbed "Mission: Possible" that would ban the use of internal combustion engines in[...]

One of the federal opposition parties in full favour of carbon pricing is lending its support to calls by farm groups for a carbon tax break for grain drying. Vancouver Island MP Paul Manly, the Green Party's caucus critic for agriculture, announced the party's position Monday. "We support the grain producers of Canada in their[...]

The federal Conservatives' proposed replacement for the Liberal government's framework on climate change offers several shout-outs to farmers, in a document focused on green investment rather than current consumption patterns. The lead opposition party's plan, launched Wednesday by leader Andrew Scheer, proposes to scrap the Trudeau government's current carbon pricing plan, which imposes levies on[...]

Major fast-food chains McDonald's and Subway are both expanding their rollouts of plant-based Beyond Meat products in Canada, beyond the range of their initial tests. McDonald's Canada announced Wednesday it will expand the test marketing of its "P.L.T." burger from its 28 stores in London, Ont. to also include 52 in Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and surrounding[...]

About a dozen Quebec dairy farms will be getting their collective manure together next year for the province's first-ever ag co-operative devoted to renewable natural gas. Coop Agri-Energie Warwick, launched Monday, plans to start construction this spring on a $12 million biomethanization plant which will take in slurry and manure from dairy cattle mixed with[...]

Canada's incumbent minister of agriculture and agri-food and all three of her opposition critics in the House of Commons held their seats in Monday night's federal election. As of about 2 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Justin Trudeau's Liberals held onto power in a minority government with 157 of 338 seats, ahead of Andrew Scheer's Conservatives[...]

Manitoba's incumbent Progressive Conservatives have pledged to boost provincial mandates for biofuel content in gasoline and diesel two weeks ahead of a provincial election. The Tories, whom recent polls favour for re-election on Sept. 10, included the pledge Tuesday in a campaign announcement specifically aimed at the province's farmers. The party noted its biofuel promise[...]

A Prince Edward Island dairy farmer who unseated the province's incumbent premier on election night is the new provincial minister for agriculture and land, and for justice and public safety. Bloyce Thompson, the new Progressive Conservative MLA for the district of Stanhope-Marshfield, was sworn in Thursday as a member of incoming Premier Dennis King's nine-member[...]

Prince Edward Island's incumbent agriculture minister and lead opposition critic both held onto their seats in Tuesday's election but will return to a much different legislative assembly. Dennis King's opposition Progressive Conservatives captured 12 of 26 available districts to win a minority government. Peter Bevan-Baker's Greens move up into official opposition with eight seats and[...]

Despite seeing no evidence yet of nationwide contamination, several major Canadian grocers are pulling romaine lettuce from sale across Canada in the wake of E. coli-related illness outbreaks in three provinces. Loblaw Companies announced Wednesday it was recalling and removing from its store shelves across the country all romaine lettuce products "out of an abundance[...]