Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, brought you by MNP. On today’s show you’ll hear: Dr. Susan Wood-Bohm, one of the new distinguished fellows at Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute fellow, on to talk sustainable practices; Bob Tosh joins the show for an MNP farm succession spotlight; A previously aired, but important conversation with… Read More
The federal government has the right to impose a national price on pollution, says the Supreme Court of Canada. That means the government can set the standard by which the provinces deliver carbon pricing. Several provinces and producer groups disagreed with the carbon pricing scheme — and still do, in principle — but with this… Read More
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the federal government’s right to impose a price on carbon on provinces in a decision announced Thursday morning. The decision passed in a 6-3 ruling. The “price of pollution” is set to increase to $170/tonne by 2030. Agriculture producer groups and politicians opposed to the federal carbon taxation policy… Read More
Hard to believe it’s the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, but welcome here! Your host Shaun Haney is going to lead you through a deep dive of the Clean Fuel Standard in this show. You’ll hear from: Marla Orenstein of the Canada West Foundation, who wrote “The Citizen’s Guide to the Clean Fuel Standard”; and,… Read More
Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard is likely to be published Friday, kicking off a comment period ahead of the standard becoming law. For a what-we-know and what-we-don’t discussion, we go to Marla Orenstein, of the Canada West Foundation, on this RealAg LIVE! Q&A. Don’t miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E on social… Read More
While we know the meanings of the words carbon and tariff, the term carbon tariff has been floating around in the media lately, and it’s a phrase that maybe some of us haven’t heard before and might not yet fully understand. The entire concept, however, may have some upsides. “Carbon tariffs, or carbon border adjustments,… Read More
Welcome to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! We appreciate you listening in, and on today’s great show, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Marla Orenstein of Canada West Foundation, on what exactly carbon tariffs are; David Wiens of Dairy Farmers of Canada, on compensations for market… Read More
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