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Cargill Calls For Orderly End To Orderly Marketing

By Rod Nickel May 19, 2011

The Canadian government should give the grain industry at least six months to adjust before ending the Canadian Wheat Board’s grain monopoly, the chief executive of Cargill’s Canadian subsidiary said May 11. A good time for the change, which would allow Western Canada’s farmers to sell their wheat and barley to anyone they choose instead

Cereals, News

Ritz Committed To Promoting Trade

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2011

Gerry Ritz says if reappointed agriculture minister in Stephen Harper’s new majority Conservative government he’ll continue to push to open markets around the world for Canadian farmers. “We’re also expanding the Market Access Secretariat,” Ritz said in an interview May 3. “We’re going to put actual agricultural people in consuls around the world where we

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

CWB Single Desk To End, But When?

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2011

It’s not a question of if, but when Stephen Harper’s majority Conservative government will kill the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly over western Canadian wheat and barley. The Tories have promised since 2006 to abolish the CWB’s statutory single desk, but were stymied until winning 167 seats in the May 2 election, giving them a solid

Cereals, Crops, Hogs

Farm Debate Mostly A Rerun Of Earlier Shows

April 28, 2011

Other than the occasional elbow in the direction of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, the two-hour debate among the main political parties on agriculture policy April 11 featured a lot of the same old taunts and promises. Liberal Wayne Easter, Bloc Andre Bellevance and New Democrat Pat Martin, whose downtown Winnipeg riding includes the headquarters of

Dairy cattle, Hogs, News, Oilseeds

Ritz Says Farm Groups Wanted Budget Passed

March 31, 2011

Buoyed by endorsements from farm groups for the 2011 budget, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz lashed out at opposition parties March 23 in what sounded more like an election rally than a news conference. “The coalition of opposition parties should explain why they will vote against the budget that has the support of farm groups,” said

News

Farmers Worry About Budget Cuts To Agriculture

By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

Prairie farm organizations fear major cuts to agriculture spending in the upcoming federal budget. A projected $418.6-million decrease in net Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada spending for the coming year has farm groups worried the March 22 budget will contain bad news for western Canadian farmers. “It’s the wrong time to be backing away from agriculture

Cereals, News

Voluntary CWB Proposed In Bill C-619

By Allan Dawson February 17, 2011

Ontario MP Bruce Stanton has introduced a private members’ bill to end the Canadian Wheat Board’s singledesk marketing authority. Bill C-619 would give farmers the ability to “opt out” of having to market their wheat and barley destined for export or domestic human consumption through the CWB for at least two years at a time.

News

Canadian Provinces Push Ottawa To Block Potash Bid

By Pav Jordan November 4, 2010

PotashCorp’s home province was ratcheting up pressure on the Canadian government to block BHP Billiton’s hostile approach as the Nov. 3 deadline for a decision drew near. Saskatchewan, where fertilizer producer PotashCorp is based, wanted Ottawa to reject the Anglo-American mining giant’s $39-billion offer, the largest takeover bid of 2010. It says a deal would

News

BHP’s Bid For PotashCorp Tough Call For Government

By David Ljunggren October 28, 2010

Canada’s Conservative government will put its pro-business reputation on the line when it decides whether to let a foreign firm buy up resource giant PotashCorp, and Ottawa will win enemies whichever way it turns. If it says yes it will alienate supporters in the western province of Saskatchewan, whose right-leaning government both backs the federal

Cereals, Opinion

Critical CWB Activity May Be Its Most Important

By Will Verboven October 21, 2010

Another Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director election is upon us and it seems a bit quiet so far. Considering the acrimonious position of the Conservative government on the CWB and its past meddling in its affairs, one almost expects some more political mischief from them sooner or later. On the other hand if they do

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Tag Archives Conservative government — page 5

Cargill Calls For Orderly End To Orderly Marketing

Ritz Committed To Promoting Trade

CWB Single Desk To End, But When?

Farm Debate Mostly A Rerun Of Earlier Shows

Ritz Says Farm Groups Wanted Budget Passed

Farmers Worry About Budget Cuts To Agriculture

Voluntary CWB Proposed In Bill C-619

Canadian Provinces Push Ottawa To Block Potash Bid

BHP’s Bid For PotashCorp Tough Call For Government

Critical CWB Activity May Be Its Most Important

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