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AGRICULTURE

The cornerstone for peace is food, but armed conflicts wipe out livelihoods and agri-food systems

OpinionBY RATTAN LAL, MANUEL OTERO

• The time is now. Words on paper are insufficient. To make progress, we need global leaders to turn away from armed conflict.

The cornerstone for peace is food, but armed conflicts wipe out livelihoods and agri-food systems

OpinionBY RATTAN LAL, MANUEL OTERO

• The time is now. Words on paper are insufficient. To make progress, we need global leaders to turn away from armed conflict.

Voluntary grocery code of conduct short on fair dealing enforcement provisions, says NDP agriculture critic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

MPs unite against greedflation and monopoly power in Canada’s food systems—but there’s more to do

OpinionBY MARISSA ALEXANDER, WADE THORHAUG

Tax fairness for the next generation will protect the future of our farms

OpinionBY KEITH CURRIE

Rural Canada is the path to lasting prosperity for our nation

OpinionBY CANDICE BERGEN

A national sustainable agriculture plan needs to include universities

OpinionBY  CHARLOTTE YATES

How technology can mitigate Canada’s food inflation crisis

OpinionBY DANA MCCAULEY

Prison-reform advocate calls on feds to permanently kill the Joyceville slaughterhouse

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Shortcomings and strategic misses in supporting Canadian agriculture

OpinionBY KYLE LARKIN

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Canada’s system of supply management: an innovative, modern solution

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

• A recent survey by Abacus Data confirmed 97 per cent of Canadians feel it’s important that Canada has strong domestic food supply chains. For eggs, this simply would not be possible without supply management.

Canada’s system of supply management: an innovative, modern solution

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

• A recent survey by Abacus Data confirmed 97 per cent of Canadians feel it’s important that Canada has strong domestic food supply chains. For eggs, this simply would not be possible without supply management.

Economic value of agriculture industry often overlooked by feds, argue sector advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Climate change will affect your grocery prices

OpinionBY NAVIN RAMANKUTTY AND KUSHANK BAJAJ

Agriculture can do more than just put food on our plate

OpinionBY RENE VAN ACKER, AMY PROULX, AND MARTIN SCANLON

Housing crisis hitting migrant agricultural workers in Canada

OpinionBY ANELYSE WEILER AND C. SUSANA CAXAJ

Food security concerns will become more prominent, and the world needs Canadian agriculture

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK AND KEITH CURRIE

Growing our role on the world stage: the importance of Canadian agriculture globally

OpinionBY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN BARLOW

Nurturing Canada’s agricultural future: a call for a long-term vision

Opinion

On the future of agriculture and agri-food

OpinionBY BLOC QUéBéCOIS MP YVES PERRON

Biotechnology

Does Canada need a more integrated strategy for pandemic responses? Yes

OpinionBY ISAAC BOGOCH AND DAVID NAYLOR

Canada’s biomedical brain drain is reversing. Let’s continue that trend

OpinionBY MICHAEL MAY, ALLISON BROWN

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Hogue inquiry to return after summer’s ‘disturbing’ lack of focus on foreign interference, says Stephanie Carvin

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canada expects to spend $1-billion over 10 years running new supply ships

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Canada’s military gutted by politics


OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

By attacking the Jewish National Fund, the government sends a clear message

OpinionBY VICTORIA MANCINELLI

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Environment

Voters want a financial system aligned with climate action

OpinionBY JULIE SEGAL

Climate-resilient infrastructure: a burning platform

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

Environmental group wants clean power regulations without delay, calls electricity sector concerns ‘scaremongering’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Nearly half of Canada’s public servants are now millennials, but Gen X holds onto management reins

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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FINANCE

Wake up, Canada: there’s no health or wealth without proper funding of health research

OpinionBY ABRAHAM FUKS, JOHN BERGERON, ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER

Number of students in public service hits 10-year high as union warns against use as cheap labour

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Protectionism is not the answer on Chinese EVs

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Canada can’t afford to leave its youth behind

OpinionBY OWEN CHARTERS

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Fisheries and oceans

Fish fight

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Liberal MPs toe party line after breaking historical agreement on northern cod

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

Protecting wild salmon populations doesn’t require banning farms

OpinionBY GARY D. MARTY

Feds miss self-imposed deadline for salmon farm transition plan, look like they’re ‘making it up as they go along,’ say industry stakeholders

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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FOREIGN POLICY

Consulting the diaspora key to unlocking strong partnerships in Africa

OpinionBY MAFOYA DOSSOUMON

Canada faces $100-million forfeiture ‘test case’ as Russian airline sues over grounded plane

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

New law silencing women goes beyond Afghanistan’s borders

OpinionBY RHONDA GOSSEN

Debate critical to Harris and Trump’s chances

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

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health

Bloc to push feds to back MP’s seniors supports bill this fall

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The NDP-backed pharmacare plan is a corporate handout as written

OpinionBY STEVE MORGAN, MATTHEW HERDER, NAV PERSAUD

MAID legislation not implemented: forced transfers for the terminally ill

OpinionBY NORMA GREENAWAY, SHERRY MORAN

Growing interest in health-care reform, but private payment still ‘too risky’ for parties to propose, says Coletto

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Industry and Manufacturing

If labour dispute goes ‘sideways’ it could derail Liberal cabinet retreat, says Nanos

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Firefighters and environmentalists are asking for PFAS action

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER

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infrastructure and transport

Systemic labour reform—not tweaks—needed to address major trade disruptions

OpinionBY CARLO DADE

Canada needs legislation declaring rail an essential service 

OpinionBY JACKIE CLAYTON

Air Canada’s sudden entry into high-frequency rail bid raises conflict-of-interest concerns

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Competitive air travel in Canada starts with public investment

OpinionBY JEFF MORRISON

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innovation

Startup ecosystems provide a new direction for Canada’s Southeast Asia trade and investment strategy

OpinionBY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI

The very precious life of Elon Musk

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada needs a new growth agenda

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Loss of science centres undermines efforts to build public trust

OpinionBY MARY WELLS, DONNA STRICKLAND, ASHLEY ROSE MEHLENBACHER

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intergovernmental

Annual premiers’ summer conference no longer lives up to original mission

OpinionBY GORD MCINTOSH

Rebuilding Jasper: trails crucial for conservation, community, and resilience

OpinionBY DEBBIE HARKSEN

School food advocates still waiting on promised funding for $1B National School Food Program

NewsBY STUART BENSON

No boneheads in my backyard

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM

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justice

New return-to-office mandate for federal public servants kicks off as unions prepare telework campaign

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

There’s still hope for advance requests for medical assistance in dying

OpinionBY HELEN LONG

It’s time for victims and survivors of crime to have enforceable rights

OpinionBY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK

Harsher bail reforms an expensive ‘fool’s game’ that neglects evidence-based solutions, say criminologists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Labour & employment

This Labour Day, don’t be fooled by fair-weather friends 

OpinionBY SHARON DESOUSA

Canadian workers’ gains are sliding back this Labour Day

OpinionBY WAHEED KHAN

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Cabinet retreat policy announcements show Liberals ‘waking up,’ but lack ‘unique vision,’ says pollster

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Lobbying

Domestic EV market needs more support following tariff on Chinese-made vehicles, say advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Some Grit staffers try to ‘get ahead of the curve’ in private sector outreach before next election

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT