Reading Time: 6 minutes There was a time when farmers were front and centre in federal election campaigns. But no longer, it seems. With only about two per cent of the population involved in primary agriculture, it’s hard for this important industry to break through. “The reality is, the days of elections being won or lost on agriculture issues […] Read more
Campaign season
With the federal election heating up, how nervous should Ontario’s dairy farmers and the West’s grain shippers start getting? By some accounts, quite nervous indeed
Canada’s top agriculture politicians on farm issues
Canada’s agriculture politicians say the coming campaign has plenty of grist for the mill, but none is expecting non-farmers to care much
Reading Time: 8 minutes Sometime between now and next fall, the federal election writ will be dropped and the 42nd Canadian federal election will be underway. Country Guide recently spoke to federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and the critics from the other two major parties about how they see agricultural issues playing out in the campaign. As you might […] Read more
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