farmers
Canada’s farmers aren’t a monolith—and for many of us, the USMCA is a good thing
Opinion: Dairy farmers are fuming over Canada’s concessions in the ‘new NAFTA.’ But the reality is that most Canadian farmers need strong, global trade
Now is our chance to scrap the milk tax once and for all
Opinion: Those concerned about poverty, inequality or middle class living standards should oppose Canada’s milk tax and take advantage of the opportunity presented by Trump.
Why the dairy lobby is so powerful
Dairy farmers were major players at Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, and their strength comes down to a simple political calculation
Scott Gordon Patterson
A father of five girls, his daughters were ‘kind of his boys, too.’ On the farm, he had no trouble finding work for idle hands.
Hay! Stop, thief!
Bales of hay are the prime goods in a U.S. crime spree
Tolerating civil disobedience
In a pair of blog posts, Brent Rathgeber explains his concerns with some of the tactics used by Idle No More protesters.
Talking turkey
Hunters want to import hundreds of wild turkeys to shoot. Farmers aren’t nearly as keen.
Defend, reduce or scrap
The government was fairly adamant yesterday that it would defend supply management. Steven Chase imagines how they might reduce tariffs without abandoning the system entirely. Stephen Gordon considers how difficult it would be to scrap it.
Managing supply management
Once seemingly kept out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a result of its support for supply management, the Harper government is now ready to enter into negotiations.
Milk management fee
Barrie McKenna explores the government’s attempt to support both the free market (when it comes to the Canadian Wheat Board) and supply management (when it comes to dairy farmers).
We reject your democracy and substitute our own
A majority of voters in a plebiscite have voted to maintain the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopsony.
Pitchmen with pitchforks
Fast food restaurants are getting the farmers that grow their food to sell it too