Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
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.
Tara Sawyer, former Alberta Grains chair, wins provincial byelection
Sawyer far outpaces nearest NDP competitor for MLA seat
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tara Sawyer, former chair of Alberta Grains, has been elected to the provincial legislature in the riding of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.
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.
Farmers ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Carney government
Producer groups hopeful Liberals deliver on promises
Reading Time: 4 minutes Mark Carney’s Liberal party will form a minority government after the 2025 Canadian federal election. And while many producers were hoping for a different result, Canadian producer groups are cautiously optimistic about what the new government could mean for the industry.
Electioneering overload
This has been a more-bruising-than-usual national campaign
Reading Time: 3 minutes Grainews editor Dave Bedard says farmers might not like politics, but they need to engage in it if they want to be heard - even with candidates they might not personally support.
Farmer election wish lists miss the mark
Canadian farm groups are laser-focused on trade and tariffs as the federal election approaches, but the key role of food security in national security should not be forgotten
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian farm groups are laser-focused on trade and tariffs as the federal election approaches, but the key role of food security in national security should not be forgotten.
Mounting pressure on farmland losses raise flags for agricultural agvocates
Canada’s soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the political shuffle as candidates bandy words on expanding housing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s 2025 federal election is coming. Soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the shuffle as political candidates bandy words on expanding housing.
Policy institute calls for open review of ag spending
It’s been 13 years since agricultural spending was reviewed, and some programs may no longer meet producer needs
A full-scale review of Canadian agricultural spending should be a top priority in this time of global uncertainty, said a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
Western party not on April ballot
The Maverick Party will not run candidates for the upcoming general election
Reading Time: 2 minutes There won’t be any Maverick Party candidates on federal ballots this election after Elections Canada de-registered the western-based party.
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