U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Trump signed an executive order on Saturday afternoon to establish 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canada, with a lower 10 per cent carve-out for Canadian natural gas, oil and electricity. The tariffs… Read More

Update: Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after the inauguration ceremony on Monday, President Trump said his administration is looking at putting 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico beginning February 1st. “We’re thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada…I think February 1st…on each.” Donald J. Trump was sworn… Read More

As incoming President Donald Trump trolls Canada, touting an annexation of his neighbour to the north, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, Canadians find themselves running in circles, searching for an identity. The timing could not be better for Pierre Poilievre, the likely next prime minister, to inject a much-needed dose of Canadiana into our national… Read More

When 2024 started, the RealAg Issues panel referred to some big political decisions that would be made prior to the next review or negotiation of the CUSMA/USMCA trade deal. On the horizon was Mexico’s national election; the U.S. was set to head to the polls in early November, and it was anyone’s guess if Justin… Read More

Canada’s canola and canola processing industries have been keeping a close eye on how the United States under President Joe Biden will address biofuel feedstocks through the Inflation Reduction Act; however, Reuters reports that Biden may leave office without finalizing the tax credit guidelines included in section 45Z. Reuters reported Tuesday that the current U.S…. Read More

“Trump won’t actually put tariffs on us, will he?” That’s a common question across Canadian agriculture as the dust settles on a decisive Republican victory in the U.S. presidential election. During the campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly talked about applying universal tariffs in the 10 to 20 per cent range, with the possibility of somewhat higher… Read More

Just under 40 per cent of Canadian farmers think it’s best for Canadian agriculture that U.S vice-president Kamala Harris win the U.S. presidential election set for Tuesday, November 5, 2024. As part of the latest Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index, farmers surveyed earlier this month were asked who they thought would be better for Canadian agriculture… 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