Once upon a time, in a country way, way down under, the government dismantled its system of agricultural subsidies and supports. Initially, cries of outrage and disbelief were heard from farmers all across the land. For more than 20 years, farm assistance had steadily...
Agriculture
Inland port urged for Sask.
A Prairie inland port stands to offer Canadians a larger share of the global transportation industry at a more effective cost, while putting Saskatchewan on the map in the Prairie-to-ports gateway that would connect global markets to North America. An inland railway...
Dispelling Myths Key, Speaker Says
By dispelling some myths about the effects of pesticides and genetically modified (GM) foods, Canadians will be able to achieve sustainable agriculture, according to Patrick Moore of Greenspirit Strategies. Moore was one of five speakers at Farm Credit Canada’s...
Sylvain Charlebois, Associate Professor in Marketing, University of Regina
Professor Charlebois discusses the past, present and future of supply management in Canada.
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Supply Chain Strains Could Cause Shortages and Hoarding
Supply chain problems, both international and domestic, could create shortages and hoarding, and make recent inflationary pressures even worse. Although problems with our ports and railways may beg policy solutions, the short-term response of everyday Canadians should...
New Book: Patients at Risk: Exposing Canada’s Health-care Crisis
CALGARY, AB, December 17, 2021 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released a new book, Patients at Risk: Exposing Canada’s Health-care Crisis written by Susan Martinuk. Susan is an accomplished, nationally recognized researcher and writer who has...
KAP Confronts Changing Rural Economy
Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) had a successful 2002 and continues to be a positive force for sensible farm policy.
Feds Lay an Egg: 2002 Rural Policy Front
New federal policies in 2002, designed with urban Canadian voters in mind, continued to sideswipe Rural Canada
Stop crying over free market milk
Canadian dairy farmers want the federal government to further protect them from that free-market phenomenon known as competition.
Sunflower Success
Nestibo Agra’s sunflower business is a great example of value added agricultural processing in a rural area.
The Cairns Schizoid- Canada
Canada decides to stay in the Cairns Group in spite of it’s refusal to modify proposals to “protect” certain agricultural and industrial sectors
The tyranny of farming in the West
Two Alberta academics on why the Canadian Wheat Board is a human rights issue..
C.O.O.L. Rules Haunt U.S. Protectionists
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) laws backfire in the United States.
Animal Legislation still Haunts Rural Canada
Rural Renaissance Note commentary – Proposed animal rights legislation still haunts rural economy
Ethanol: The Promise And The Peril
Policy Notes – On balance, ethanol subsidies will harm the Manitoba economy