Reading Time: 5 minutes While some say Justin Trudeau’s government had a much more hands-on approach to environmental issues, appearing to favour deterrents over incentives, the Carney government’s strategy may be more restrained and integrated with its economic agenda.
Carney’s new green agenda
Experts suspect the new PM’s approach to the environment will be informed by his corporate roots
Throne speech promises removal of economic barriers, protection of supply management, cuts to TFWs
Government will remove all federal barriers to internal trade by Canada Day, King says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Key points for Canadian agriculture from King Charles' throne speech include promises to remove internal trade barriers, cuts to the allowed number of temporary foreign workers, and plans to protect more land and water.
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture to hold Alberta forum
The Americas Agriculture and Food Security Forum will be held at Olds College and run parallel to the G7 meeting in Kananaskis
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada's office of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) will host the 2025 Americas Agriculture and Food Security Forum at Olds College at the same time as the G7 summit on June 15-17.
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
Reading Time: 4 minutes 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.
Carney’s mandate letter makes no mention of agriculture or food
Some industry members see opportunity in a drive for economic growth; others wish the government would make specific commitments
Reading Time: 3 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent mandate letter made no mention of agriculture or food, instead focusing on economic issues and Canadian sovereignty. Some in the Canadian agriculture industry see potential for action while others wish for explicit commitments.
Barlow to return as shadow agriculture minister
Jacques Gourde to replace Steinley as associate minister
Reading Time: < 1 minute Foothills MP John Barlow will return to the role of shadow minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food. Lévis—Lotbinière MP Jacques Gourde will take over as associate shadow minister.
New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers
Heath MacDonald says interprovincial trade and Pest Management Regulatory Agency reform are among his priorities
Reading Time: 3 minutes New federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald hopes to engage farmers across Canada on the issues that matter most.
Industry welcomes Heath MacDonald as new agriculture minister
Reading Time: 4 minutes Agriculture groups across Canada are congratulating Heath MacDonald on his new role as federal agriculture minister.
Heath MacDonald in as agriculture minister
Previous minister Blois out despite popularity among agriculture groups
Reading Time: < 1 minute Heath MacDonald was sworn in as minister of agriculture and agri-food as Prime Minister Mark Carney chose his cabinet on May 13.
Former Agriculture Minister Charlie Mayer dead at 89
Mayer fought for Canadian wheat nationally and internationally
Reading Time: 2 minutes Charlie Mayer, former Minister of Agriculture and agriculture leader, has died at age 89.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
