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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, 2018. If an election is called, the federal Liberals will look to turn its perceived support into a stronger mandate.

Opinion: As an election looms

It’s looking like a fall election is increasingly likely, but it will only come when the government triggers it

By D.C. Fraser July 19, 2021

There’s a sense of excitement, and dread, in Ottawa as an election sits on the horizon. We don’t know when an election is coming, but politicians and staffers are preparing to hit the campaign trail. Here is what is clear now. First, Parliament is scheduled to resume sitting Sept. 20. The minority Liberals survived the most recent session without

A mandatory code of conduct, either through regulations or law, outlining rights and obligations of all parties, is the request of the letter writers.

News, Other

Dairy groups call for grocer oversight

New fees were imposed last year by major retailers, sparking controversy and concern

By D.C. Fraser July 19, 2021

Canada’s dairy industry is asking for provinces to oversee a code of practice for grocery retailers. In a letter to federal ministers, leaders from dairy groups say the “best solution” to “arbitrary fees and deductions” would be through “the development of provincial codes that are legislated, mandatory and enforceable.” The country’s top grocery retailers drew fire from food suppliers in 2020 after

Photo of a Nestle facility. (Nestle via Flickr)

Crops, Other

Nestle to shut Ontario foodservice processing plant

Trenton facility to close in mid-2022

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 17, 2021

Global food processing giant Nestle plans to shut a southeastern Ontario plant and move its work to sites in the U.S., citing a “highly competitive” market. The company announced Thursday it will start to wind down work late this year at the Nestle Professional plant at Trenton, where dehydrated dry-blend and frozen products are made

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Guest Editorial: The thorny issue of people on your land

By John Greig July 16, 2021

There are more people roaming around rural Canada during the pandemic and that’s increased concerns about trespassing and trash that finds its way onto farms. We live on a corner property and one of the side roads that runs along our farm is a no-winter maintenance road. Early in the pandemic it became a magnet

Charred remnants of a rail bridge destroyed by a wildfire on June 30 are seen during a media tour by authorities in Lytton, B.C. on July 9, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Crops, Other, Weather

Lytton bridge re-opened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

B.C. wildfires continue to disrupt Prairie grain movement

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News July 15, 2021

Canadian National Railway’s fire-damaged bridge at Lytton, B.C. reopened for traffic Tuesday — but all train movement, including for grain, through British Columbia’s wildfire-ravaged southern Interior, is “hit and miss” and will remain so until the fire risk lessens. “Both (CN and Canadian Pacific Railway) are having troubles because there are so many fires in

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Continued warm and dry days ahead

Forecast covering the period from July 14 to 21

By Daniel Bezte July 15, 2021

Well, we have talked about this subject before: weather persistence. That’s the idea that the same general weather pattern will continue despite what the weather models or the atmosphere are trying to do. We saw this in the last forecast period as the warm to hot, dry weather continued to dominate. We did see a

Crops, Other

U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed

By GFM Network News, Shariq Khan July 14, 2021

Reuters — Three top U.S. Democratic senators on Wednesday unveiled a discussion draft of a bill that aims to legalize cannabis, a move that would allow adult Americans to buy and possess up to 10 ounces of marijuana without facing criminal penalties. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act floated by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer,

Doing a better job at supporting people trying to move to a plant-based diet could be an effective approach for government policy.

Comment, Comment/Feedback, Other

Comment: How plant-based diets could help prevent the next COVID-19

By Kurtis Boyer July 14, 2021

[UPDATED: July 14, 2021] Viruses like COVID-19, SARS, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from animals, described by scientists as zoonotic diseases. Yet, these diseases do not really “come from animals.” After all, it is not like animals conspire against humans, throwing COVID-19 over the backyard fence. When

Other, Weather

After July temperatures in June, what next?

An area of high pressure stalled over B.C., then drifted slowly over the Prairies

By Daniel Bezte July 14, 2021

We are now just over halfway through the year, and it is shaping up to be a very interesting year weather-wise. Since it is the start of a new month, it is time to do our monthly weather summary across the Prairies, then look ahead at the different forecasts. But before we dig into that

News, Other

Carbon levy increase impact ‘small’ on agriculture: PBO

Action limited to only certain activities and will result in a small carbon reduction

By D.C. Fraser July 14, 2021

An increased carbon levy, and other measures aimed at achieving Canada’s emissions targets, won’t impact agriculture relative to other industries, according to a new report. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released a report June 23 assessing impacts of the government’s plan to exceed the 2030 Paris reduction target for Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. “Our assessment

Daily Network News

Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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