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Global Affairs Canada headquarters in Ottawa.

Federal TPP study draws criticism

Global Affairs Canada’s report is said to downplay potential negative effects and overestimate benefits

By Alex Binkley October 4, 2016

A study from the federal external relations department Global Affairs Canada is drawing sharp criticism for ignoring the costs to agriculture. The study says Canada would gain $4.3 billion in trade benefits from the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, but critics say it doesn’t properly account for the impact on farmers. TPP gains would be offset by

Dairy cattle, Livestock

TPP study sees net ‘neutral’ effect on dairy sector

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 12, 2016

An economic impact study on Canada’s participation in a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal finds losses in Canada’s dairy sector would be “offset” by gains for dairy processors from cheaper dairy imports. The study, prepared for the federal government by its Office of the Chief Economist and released Friday, notes Canada has offered expanded access

File photo of Cape Horn, the southernmost point of Chile.

Livestock

Chile plans to send TPP deal to Congress this year

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 25, 2016

Santiago | Reuters — The Chilean government is expecting to send the Pacific trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to its Congress for approval by the end of 2016, President Michelle Bachelet said Thursday. The 12-nation TPP aims to liberalize commerce in 40 per cent of the world’s economy, but its future is

Comment

No trade? No kidding

U.S. presidential election just one sign of global shift from free trade

By Alan Guebert August 15, 2016

You know it’s a presidential election year when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues late-summer press releases where nearly half the ink touts the Obama administration’s past ag successes, even as it announces actual news. On Aug. 1 USDA issued just such a press release; 315 of its 635 words bragged about the White

Democratic U.S presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the Circle of Mothers conference, Trayvon Martin Foundation Gala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 21, 2016.

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Trade deals going nowhere

The three front-runners in the U.S. presidential race are leery of trade deals

By Alan Guebert May 31, 2016

As the politics of this U.S. election year heat up, the chances of Congress debating — let alone passing — either of the White House’s marquee trade deals continue to melt away. Oh, there’s plenty of talk about the westward-looking Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Euro-centred Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TPP and TTIP, respectively.

“What sticks in my craw the most is the fact that
we are letting Canada off the hook (with supply management).” – Colin Peterson

Dairy cattle, News

Minnesota congressman critical of Canada’s supply management system

Colin Peterson suspects Canadians are using windfall profits from supply management to buy up American dairy processors

By Allan Dawson May 9, 2016

Canada’s supply management sector knows it’s on the American government’s hit list. Veteran Minnesota Congressman Colin Peterson reaffirmed that here April 26 while speaking to members of North American Agricultural Journalists. “What sticks in my craw the most is the fact that we are letting Canada off the hook (with supply management),” Peterson said when

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy market loss close to four per cent

Dairy groups told no answer is coming until after the deals are ratified

By Shannon VanRaes April 15, 2016

Dairy farmers are still waiting to find out if the new federal government will honour the word of its Conservative predecessor. They were promised compensation to offset market loss under two proposed trade deals, but six months into its mandate, the Trudeau government has been noncommittal. Speaking at a Dairy Farmers of Manitoba meeting here

News

Website will facilitate citizen comments on TPP deal

The government has promised open consultations but the groups say so far it has been  all closed-door meetings with TPP supporters

By Alex Binkley April 8, 2016

Spurred on by what they say is official foot-dragging, four anti-TPP groups are teaming up to provide Canadians with a platform to tell the government what they think of the trade deal. The Council of Canadians, OpenMedia, Stand (formerly ForestEthics) and SumOfUs have created the website LetsTalkTPP.ca, where members of the public can send their

Livestock, News

Will it be beef or bison?

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Some see more opportunity for increased bison sales to the EU than for beef

By Barb Glen, Gfm Staff March 23, 2016

Glacier FarmMedia assembled a team of reporters from its network of publications, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator, to examine the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the European Union on Canadian agriculture and food processing. In coming weeks, watch for a series of articles that zero in on the challenge Canadian agriculture faces turning

Markets, News

Freer trade still comes with strings attached

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Industry officials say they must continue efforts to reduce or eliminate non-tariff trade barriers

By Gfm Staff, Lisa Guenther March 22, 2016

Glacier FarmMedia assembled a team of reporters from its network of publications, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator, to examine the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the European Union on Canadian agriculture and food processing. In coming weeks, watch for a series of articles that zero in on the challenge Canadian agriculture faces turning

Daily Network News

Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

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