Politics is a ruthless game. The announcement of Mark Carney’s cabinet this week puts that fact on full display, especially for those of us watching from the vantage point of Canada’s agriculture industry. While the cabinet roster features some new faces and some familiar ones, one glaring absence from the agriculture file has left many… Read More

By Kevin Howe, a fifth-generation fruit and vegetable farmer in Elgin County, Ont. Our family has been farming strawberries in Elgin County, Ontario since 1913 — over 110 years on the same land rotation. To our knowledge, we are the longest generational strawberry farm in the province. That kind of longevity doesn’t come from doing… Read More

This op-ed was submitted by Daryl Fransoo, Saskatchewan farmer and chair of the Wheat Growers Association. Western Canadian farmers are the backbone of our nation’s agricultural economy, producing some of the highest-quality grain in the world. Yet our ability to get that grain to global markets is being choked by an outdated and overly bureaucratic… Read More

This op-ed was submitted by Eric Harvey, president & CEO of the Railway Association of Canada As they have year after year, Canada’s railways continue to deliver for the agricultural sector during the 2024-25 crop year, transporting grain and other products to destinations across North America. Canada’s major railways have made significant investments in infrastructure,… Read More

“Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities.” – Roy T. Bennett  I am not sure what your plans were for U.S. “Liberation Day,” but I was tied to a TV to listen to what U.S. President Trump was going to say about his tariff strategy. Through a Canadian lens, I would say… Read More