Animal rights advocates challenge the constitutionality of Ontario’s Security from Trespass Act, arguing it stifles undercover exposés and infringes on Charter freedoms; government defends the law as targeting trespass, not speech.
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Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending
Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech
Tighter antibiotic rules changed little for beef sector: research
Federal regulations changed the way producers procured antimicrobial drugs, but did little to change their already low use on Canadian beef farms, says study
Canadian beef farmers have needed their veterinarian to write a prescription for antibiotics since late 2018, part of efforts to fight off antimicrobial resistance. Producers haven’t had to change what they were doing much.
Canadian cattle industry preps for new traceability rules in 2026
Canada’s coming livestock traceability framework update will allow Canada to more nimbly react to outbreaks of animal disease, the government has said
Canada’s coming livestock traceability update will allow Canada to more nimbly react to animal disease outbreaks, the government has said.
Regulatory renewal needed to unlock future of Canadian agriculture
Canada’s regulatory system still holds the industry back when we need to surge ahead
Canada’s regulatory system hinders innovation at a time when Canadian farmers need as much competitive support in the global market as they can get.
Bayer CEO: targeting US state regulation to stem glyphosate costs
Bayer is lobbying U.S. states to adjust their regulatory framework in its battle to wind down costly litigation over its weed killer glyphosate, the German chemicals company's CEO said in a draft speech released on Thursday.
Europe’s agriculture regulations a cautionary tale for Canada: speaker
Canadian farmers should take note of the European Union’s restrictive environmental policies and how they’ve impacted farmers to avoid similar headaches, speaker says
Canadian agriculture should take note of the European Union’s restrictive environmental policies and how they’ve impacted farmers to avoid similar headaches, speaker says
Canada’s agricultural productivity needs kickstart: analysts
Lack of access to capital and markets, slow regulatory environment described as barriers to building value-added capacity and bolstering agriculture's productivity
Lack of capital and markets and a slow regulatory environment is bogging down Canada’s ability to build value-added processing capacity and thus bolster agricultural productivity, speakers say.
Policy risk is on farmers’ minds, but it’s as clear as mud
Fees for accessing global gene banks could bring additional costs to researchers, farmers
Policy risk was the top concern in a Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute survey, but the reality of that risk is murky and hard to understand.
Better farm knowledge key to better regulation
Consumers need to better understand how their food is produced in order to have robust, effective regulation for all, says industry
Industry panel says better public knowledge on all stages of agriculture is part of addressing regulatory change obstacles to agribusiness growth.
Results out on seed regulatory modernization survey
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wanted to take the pulse of stakeholders about ongoing modernization process
Results are back from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's survey to take the pulse of stakeholders about ongoing seed modernization process.
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