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An excavator works on Parliament Hill on Oct. 22, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Patrick Doyle)

Ottawa roundup: Carbon tax, Grain Act review, Horticultural Council AGM

Despite much of the world's focus being on slumping stock markets and a global pandemic, there are several recent developments out of Ottawa related to agriculture: Canada Grain Act Canada's Treasury Board has identified the Canada Grain Act as a piece of legislation in need of regulatory reform. This has been on the federal Liberal […] Read more

Green Party leader Elizabeth May walks off the set past moderator Paul Wells (l), Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh after the Maclean’s/Citytv leaders’ debate in Toronto on Sept. 12, 2019. (Pool photo: Frank Gunn via Reuters)

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Election 2019: Ag groups want the parties to pay attention

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 18, 2019

MarketsFarm -- Two major national farm organizations want the political parties to pay more attention to agriculture as the federal election continues. However, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) have somewhat different takes as to what they see as paramount. "It's really important that we uphold the quality of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

USMCA ratification bill amends Canada Grain Act

By Allan Dawson June 19, 2019

U.S. complaints that Canada discriminates against its wheat will be addressed, if Canadian legislation to ratify the updated North American Free Trade Agreement becomes law. Bill C-100, the implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), received first and second reading in the House of Commons May 29 and last Tuesday (June 11) respectively. It […] Read more

Ex-GFO CEO to manage Seeds Canada

Tory MP’s bill on farm transfer tax treatment moves ahead

Forecast, flea beetles complicate canola timing

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Ex-GFO CEO to manage Seeds Canada

Tory MP’s bill on farm transfer tax treatment moves ahead

Forecast, flea beetles complicate canola timing

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Ottawa roundup: Carbon tax, Grain Act review, Horticultural Council AGM

Election 2019: Ag groups want the parties to pay attention

USMCA ratification bill amends Canada Grain Act

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Canadian consumers bite into beef, (political) times are a-changin’, canola markets sizzle

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AGCanadaTV: In Case You Missed It – Your National Ag News Recap for the week ending May 14, 2021.

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