Cross-aisle support between Manitoba’s NDP and Progressive Conservatives has put a bill to slash interprovincial trade barriers through the legislature.
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Interprovincial trade bill passes in Manitoba
Manitoba’s recently introduced bill to streamline interprovincial trade got quick co-operation from both sides of the aisle
International Day of the Potato marked by Manitoba spud groups
Potatoes make up one of Manitoba’s top crops by of dollar value and are a major agricultural export for the province
Potatoes make up one of Manitoba’s top crops by dollar value and are a major agricultural export for the province.
Agriculture welcomes Manitoba interprovincial trade barrier bill
Manitoba’s farm groups are happy about a new bill to reduce the regulation red tape hindering interprovincial trade
Farm groups welcome Manitoba’s new bill to reduce the regulatory red tape hindering interprovincial trade.
Trump tariffs reinstated after blocked by trade court
Fentanyl-related tariffs among levies initially cancelled; most Canadian agricultural goods already exempt
A U.S. appeals court reinstated President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Thursday—a day after a U.S. trade court ruling blocked them on the grounds that he had overstepped his authority.
Trade policy matters, and Canadian agriculture needs to be on the board
Canada’s new federal government needs to invest in a strategic plan for agriculture and agri-food trade
Canada’s new federal government needs to invest in a strategic trade plan for agriculture and agri-food.
EU urges respect not threats as Trump pushes for 50 per cent tariff
The European Commission urged the U.S. on Friday to bring respect, not threats, to trade talks after President Donald Trump pushed for a 50 per cent tariff on EU goods.
U.S. farm groups call Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report unscientific, fear-based
The health report takes aim at crop protection products like glyphosate and ‘ultra-processed’ foods
Several U.S. agriculture groups say the federal Make America Healthy Again report, released Thursday, is fear-based and anti-science. The report takes aim at what U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy has called a crisis of increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental health disorders and other health issues.
Tariffs, trade centre of conversation at Canadian livestock markets convention
Trump tariffs have been a major point on the agenda for beef sector events, and the 2025 Livestock Markets Association of Canada convention in Brandon was no exception
Trump tariffs have been a major point on the agenda for beef sector events, and the 2025 Livestock Markets Association of Canada convention in Brandon last week was no exception.
Elbows up, but Canada’s response to tariffs and Trump must keep eyes open as well
If Canada doesn’t want supply management, what does it want instead? Canada’s got some internal searching to do as trade tensions with the U.S. continue
If Canada doesn’t want supply management, what does it want instead? Canada’s got some internal searching to do as trade tensions with the U.S. continue.
Ahead of China talks, Trump says 80 per cent tariffs ‘seems right’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that 80 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods "seems right;" making his first suggestion of a specific alternative to the 145 per cent levies he has imposed on China ahead of weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
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