Briefing and powerpoint slides from testimony presented to the Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food in Ottawa by Frontier Research Associate Les Routledge, June 2, 2009 (11 slides).
Agriculture
On the Verge … of the Greatest Farming Challenge in History
PowerPoint slides from Hudson Institute Scholar Dennis T. Avery’s address to the Western Canada Wheat Grower’s Association Conference, Winnipeg, January 9, 2009.
Bovonomics
Some humour – cows and the economy.
Food Safety: Quality Matters, Not Just Price
In our fast-paced modern social arrangements fewer consumers prepare food for themselves, and these few often with less available time. In filling this demand for convenience, processed foods have become a big part of our diets.
Featured News
Policy Restrictions have Caused the Housing Crisis
The choice we face is clear: a modest expansion of greenfield development or greater housing poverty For 18 years, I have been monitoring international housing affordability, as author or co-author of the Demographia Housing Affordability series. The latest...
Leaders on the Frontier | So Much More We Can Be with the Hon. Grant Devine, Premier of Saskatchewan 1982-1991
The April 1982 Saskatchewan election proved to be a major turning point in the province's history. Over its nine years in office, the Devine government commenced and completed numerous policy initiatives in spite of considerable challenges including two recessions. ...
Milk and Money
The price of milk in Canada recently popped up by an average of 7.8% and if there were any protests, they were certainly muted. That is unfortunate. The price increases should have reminded consumers that we weave a terribly tangled web when first we practise to deceive
U.S. Ruling Big Win for Canadian Hog Farmers
The trade commission’s ruling will remove a double-digit interim duty that threatened to cripple the industry. It’s also expected that Manitoba producers will get back $25 million they have already paid in duties, according to the Manitoba Pork Council
Developing Canadian Agricultural Policy
Canadian farm policy is developed by bureaucrats while U.S. farm policy is developed by elected officials. That makes all the difference.
Co-operative Conservation Big Winner
The U.S. Farm Bill proposals reduce direct crop subsidies but increase conservation incentive programs.
Farmer Fights Ban on Trans Fat
A Manitoba farmer is crusading against Canada's proposed ban on trans fats, even though the ban might be a boon to Prairie farmers. Agricultural commentator Rolf Penner started digging into research on the health problems attributed to trans fats after Parliament...
Frustrated Farmers Take Over Ontario Freeways
Rural frustration boils over in Ontario.
The Importance of the WTO Negotiations
Ottawa’s full attention to trade issues is crucial the Prairie economy.
BSE: Disaster or Opportunity?
The best way out of the BSE crisis is mandatory testing of every animal.
Murderous Margarine?
With bipartisan zeal, Parliament passes a new law based on junk science.