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‘Collectively, the Oakland Institute estimates the three CO2 pipelines planned for the Midwest could collect $45 billion in federal guarantees over the next 12 years. Summit’s share of that juicy federal pie is an estimated $12 billion.’
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Comment: The great carbon boondoggle, the sequel

Pigging out at the trough of the U.S. federal government

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Iowa’s Bruce Rastetter has a sixth sense when it comes to making money. In 1984, according to the Des Moines Register, Rastetter “started feeding hogs on contract…and within two years, 500 head grew to 100,000.” A decade later, his Heartland Pork was the 12th largest hog farm in the U.S. Ten years after that, with
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Letters: Reverse senseless Crown land policies

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It is sad and disheartening to see how the Manitoba government has treated the small cattle ranchers who are the stewards of our grasslands. They forced most of the First Nations ranchers out of business with the Portage Diversion flood of 2011. The people and the land have never recovered. In the last three years,
The reputation of the Bank of Canada will be undermined if the public believes that it’s pounding away with a hammer that is not needed and causing much hardship in the process.
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Comment: Are interest rates the right tool?

The Bank of Canada’s ‘resolute’ fight against inflation could threaten its credibility

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The Bank of Canada “resolutely” declared it will fight inflation by raising interest rates. To demonstrate its unwavering commitment to reach its two per cent inflation target, the eighth consecutive interest rate hike on Jan. 25 brings the policy rate to 4.5 per cent. The bank’s logic is this: when demand outpaces what the economy
Even with a short growing season and relatively small area devoted to agriculture, Canada is the fifth largest exporter of agri-food and seafood products.
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Comment: Canada, a superpower?

Here’s how the country might one day fit the bill

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For the foreseeable future, the United States will probably remain the world’s most powerful nation. Yet, like any champion, it must watch for challengers and head them off. At present, China’s rise on the global stage troubles Washington. A few decades ago, it was the Soviet Union. But will future contenders for superpower status be
Grocers have begun to realize there might be a problem.
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Comment: A face-saving code for grocers

Food retailers are facing a crisis in public confidence and need the code as much as consumers do

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As reported in recent days, the grocer code of conduct is coming to Canada. Both the United Kingdom and Australia, where grocer oligopolies exist, have a similar code already. This is great news for consumers. In fact, it should be considered a minor miracle. It all started a few years ago with the announcement of
Consumers have become hyper-sensitive to any potential evidence suggesting abuse of market power and grocers will need to navigate the coming months with extreme caution. Showing more public empathy would be a good start.
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Comment: A look behind the optics on food prices

Lessons from a frivolous picture of overpriced chicken breasts

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It all started with one reporter taking a picture of an overpriced pack of five boneless, skinless chicken breasts. The cost was $26.87 a kilogram, a world-class sticker shocker and at least double what one would expect to pay for chicken breasts. Within hours, the picture became the lightning rod for frustrated consumers on social
Comment: How roots are shaped for success
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Comment: How roots are shaped for success

The amazing development of root shape and why it could help protect crops from climate change

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Plants may live rooted in one place, but the more scientists learn about plants, the more complex and responsive we realize they are. Plants are specialists, making the most of what is near where they germinate. Learning about the intricacies of plant life is about more than inspiring wonder in people, though. Studying plants is
There are reasons to be optimistic for 2023, but there are also levels of risk and uncertainty that we have not seen before.
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Comment: 2023 — The year of risk management

Pork producers will want to look for ways to dampen volatility and risk this year

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When we talk about the passing of 2022, the most common response I hear is “good riddance.” It was a year of uncertainty. We saw disruptions to supply chains and reverberations from COVID-19. The war in Ukraine impacted markets and African swine fever jolted traditional supply and demand. Will 2023 be any better? Many of
The loss of a rodent species – even the smallest – can have cascading consequences for humans and the environment.
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Comment: In defence of rodents

Humans may not like them, but healthy ecosystems need them

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You might think you have the measure of the rodent family. Perhaps just the word “rodent” conjures images of invasive rats, those urban denizens accused of spreading pathogens and parasites, chewing through wires and spoiling food. Most rodents are, in fact, more elusive and inhabit quiet corners of rainforests, mountains, deserts and rivers. These small
The most recent U.S. national security strategy characterizes China as “the only competitor with both the intent to reshape the international order…”
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Comment: Western leaders divided over relationship with China

The U.S. and EU are striking different paths when it comes to this world power

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European Council president Charles Michel headed to Beijing on Dec. 1, the latest in a procession of western leaders to seek an audience with Xi Jinping, in a year when the Chinese president has cemented his position as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. Xi met more than 20 heads of government earlier

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