Canada’s agriculture minister appears to have received the cold shoulder from the Chinese government during his visit to Beijing last week. Lawrence MacAulay met with representatives from Chinese industry associations, but multiple industry sources report he was unable to get a formal bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart or government representatives. The visit aimed to… Read More
Category: Opinion
In life, there are several topics traditionally avoided in conversation when gathering with friends, such as politics, religion, and money. Some ideas are best left parked in your head instead of being debated in the open as they can fray long-time friendships or even family. For the bond of Canadian agriculture going forward, the idea… Read More
By John Stackhouse, senior vice-president, office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada. Host of Disruptors, an RBC podcast. This opinion column first appeared on LinkedIn and has been edited for clarity. Elections can be good barometers of a society, and Campaign ‘24 is telling us plenty about America today. I just spent two weeks… Read More
This editorial was submitted on behalf of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, Egg Farmers of Canada, Chicken Farmers of Canada, Turkey Farmers of Canada, and Canadian Hatching Egg Producers. RealAgriculture has reached out to supply managed sectors several times for interviews regarding Bill C-282 but has not been granted an interview. Canada is an attractive… Read More
Guest post by Kristjan Hebert, president of Hebert Group. This post was originally posted here. I’m usually a pretty positive person, but I won’t lie, it’s been a challenging harvest so far. Mother Nature has thrown us some curve balls, with too much rain and humidity slowing things down. This has put us behind schedule…. Read More
Regardless of political stripe, governing takes energy and ideas. There are many signs Canada’s current government, led by Justin Trudeau, is lacking both. Signs that the government’s battery is weak and running low. Look no further than the news this week from Liberal campaign director Jeremy Broadhurst — arguably the third most important political player… Read More
Now that the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention have concluded and the election is just over 70 days away, it’s time to take stock as so much has shifted in the past two months. One thing clear to me is that former President Donald Trump needs a shift in strategy, or he could… Read More
It has been quite the past week in covering the events leading up to the Canada-wide rail strike and lockout. Then on Thursday afternoon, just 17 hours after the lockout began, the federal labour minister initiated Section 107 to force binding arbitration through the Canada Industrial Relations Board. With the union serving a new 72-hour… Read More
Update: As of Thursday, August 22 at 00:01 eastern time, trains are parked and picket lines have formed at CN and CPKC offices and rail yards across the country as the railways and union failed to reach new collective bargaining agreements prior to the strike/lockout deadline. I feel like all I have talked about on… Read More
As Canadians, we pride ourselves on our clean water, living skies, the Rockies, maple syrup, playing hockey, and saying sorry. There are other things to be proud of too, like our democracy and our ability to grow food for the world’s population. It would seem, though, that when one or more of these points of… Read More