Farmers in Quebec get a new representative at the provincial cabinet table as Premier Francois Legault names Donald Martel the new minister of agriculture, replacing Andre Lamontagne.
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New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle
Grain Growers call for Port of Vancouver to be included in federal major projects
The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is calling on the federal government and the Major Projects Office to designate the Port of Vancouver and its connecting rail infrastructure as a project of national significance. The first list of projects being considered was released Sept. 11.
Agriculture ministers hear request for regulatory change, more infrastructure development
Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers are in Winnipeg to discuss breaking issues for Canadian farms and farmers
Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers are in Winnipeg to discuss breaking issues for Canadian farms and farmers.
Government to invest in biofuel production
Carney announces $370 million to biofuel production
The federal government will invest $370 million in a new biofuel production incentive.
Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
The Conservative leader’s Saskatchewan pit stop named the gas vehicle ban and canola tariffs as rural threats.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
Farm groups push Ottawa to prioritize agriculture amid uncertainty
Farm groups are asking for federal action on regulation and trade amid mounting financial pressures and tariff fears
Keystone Agricultural Producers and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture want governments to consider agriculture more when setting priorities.
Supply management schism still dividing agriculture
Bill C-202, which sought to protect supply management on trade just like its pre-election predecessor, wound up pitting Canadian farmer against Canadian farmer
Bill C-202 wound up pitting farmer against farmer for political reasons at a time when an unwritten law of Canadian politics remains very much in effect anyway.
Canada’s interprovincial trade push makes for strange allies
Breaking down interprovincial trade barriers has become a national group project among Canada’s provincial governments, and that’s made for some strange alliances
Breaking down interprovincial trade barriers has become a national group project among Canada’s provincial governments, and that’s made for some strange alliances
Two Chinese researchers accused of smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism weapon’ into U.S.
Fusarium poses threat
U.S. federal prosecutors have accused two Chinese nationals of smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen that had the potential to be used as an agricultural terrorism weapon into the United States for research.
New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers
Heath MacDonald says interprovincial trade and Pest Management Regulatory Agency reform are among his priorities
New federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald hopes to engage farmers across Canada on the issues that matter most.
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