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AGRICULTURE

Legislation to exempt natural gas use on farms from carbon pricing focus of environment-heavy April lobbying

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• A priority for environment-related lobbying in April was Bill C-234, which would amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to exempt the natural gas and propane used on farms.

Legislation to exempt natural gas use on farms from carbon pricing focus of environment-heavy April lobbying

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• A priority for environment-related lobbying in April was Bill C-234, which would amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to exempt the natural gas and propane used on farms.

Vegan diets and organic farming: two really bad ideas for the planet

OpinionBY ROBERT SOPUCK

Food insecurity, canola crops top lobbying concerns in first quarter of 2023

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Saskatchewan is leading the way on soil health

OpinionBY PSG SENATOR MARTY KLYNE

What goes ‘moo’ and then explodes?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Job security during transition to low-carbon economy among top concerns in environment-heavy February for lobbying

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Grocery Code of Conduct to address transparency in agri-food industry set for April release

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Growing Canada’s agri-food sector requires a sustainable approach to meet consumer demand

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS DROUIN

Biting back against ‘greedflation’

OpinionBY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR

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Digging into the Senate’s new soil study

OpinionBY SENATOR ROBERT BLACK

• Cultivating healthier soil in this country can reap benefits for farmers, the environment, and for all Canadians, writes CSG Senator Robert Black.

Digging into the Senate’s new soil study

OpinionBY SENATOR ROBERT BLACK

• Cultivating healthier soil in this country can reap benefits for farmers, the environment, and for all Canadians, writes CSG Senator Robert Black.

We know how to support healthy soil, so let’s help farmers adopt sustainable methods

OpinionBY SENATOR SHARON BUREY

Challenges facing Nova Scotia agriculture industry

OpinionBY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR JANE CORDY

Turning up the heat on climate protections for workers

OpinionBY ANELYSE WEILER AND SUSANNA KLASSEN

Agriculture sector experiencing labour shortages

OpinionBY CONSERVATIVE MP LIANNE ROOD

Fifty years of supply management, 50 years of innovation

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

MPs say rising food prices are impacting their own bottom lines as they grill grocery CEOs

NewsBY CHELSEA NASH

Is Canada really the ‘land of opportunity’?

OpinionBY JULIA DRYDYK

Food inflation the result of a perfect storm, not supply management

OpinionBY PIERRE LAMPRON, ROGER PELISSERO, TIM KLOMPMAKER, DARREN FERENCE, AND BRIAN BILKES

Biotechnology

Genomics can both grow and green Canada’s economy

OpinionBY BETTINA HAMELIN

Big money to scale up our most promising, young companies often from the United States

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Canada’s life sciences sector has come a long way

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE

Biotechnology, statistics, collaboration, and the pursuit of the future

OpinionBY DONALD ESTEP

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

On foreign interference, Poilievre wants to stir up scandal without knowing the facts

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Johnston report ‘a new world of pain’ for Liberals, creates new ‘risks’ with public, and ups the odds for early election, say political players

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

‘Great damage to our democratic system’: Senator Woo takes aim at media in wake of foreign election interference report

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Defence threats call for unorthodox ideas from younger Canadians, argues international politics prof

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Environment

No matter who forms government, oil and gas has won the Alberta election

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

G7 must adjust to the reality of a multipolar world

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

What’s the plan for importing more nuclear waste into Canada?

OpinionBY SUSAN O’DONNELL, OLE HENDRICKSON

When will Ottawa stop allowing cruise ships to treat B.C.’s coastline like their personal toilet bowl?

OpinionBY ANNA BARFORD

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FINANCE

Bank of Canada quietly signals long-term shift with potential for economic, political upheaval

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Top finance official defends Infrastructure Bank from accusations of ‘cosiness’ with private consultants

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Small inflation uptick not cause for economic ‘alarm,’ but Liberals ‘remain in trouble’ politically, say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Canada needs to rein in its financial sector to avert total climate breakdown

OpinionBY MELANIE SNOW

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Fisheries and oceans

Committee report sounds alarm bells about DFO science

OpinionBY SEAN JONES

Are the feds halting and reversing the progress made at COP15?

OpinionBY EMILY MCMILLAN, PATRICK NADEAU

Canada, U.S. must work together to protect the Central Arctic Ocean

Opinion

Is Canada ready to hear from a new wave of water leaders?

OpinionBY ANDREA MAY ROWE, CORINNE SCHUSTER-WALLACE

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FOREIGN POLICY

Artificial intelligence also means a huge loss of white-collar jobs coming

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Why not Africa? That’s the question Canada needs to be asking

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ARIELLE KAYABAGA

Russia: the least bad option?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

The nuclear threat is real

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE

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health

COVID-19 may affect patient response to medicines

OpinionBY CHUKWUNONSO NWABUFO

Poilievre wants ‘culture war between elites and common sense’ on safe supply: Tory pundit Powers

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Health Committee tries to cut through contradictions and confusion over reforms to drug prices regulator

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

When the law fails to protect public health: opposing the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

OpinionBY TIM TAKARO, JOHN ABBOTTS

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Industry and Manufacturing

Stellantis holding governments ‘to ransom’ with threat to pull out of Windsor battery plant, says environmental advocate

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Automakers aren’t serious about the all-electric future

OpinionBY NATE WALLACE

It’s a generational moment for the life science industry

OpinionBY GORDON C. MCCAULEY

Frank McKenna: New Brunswick leads the way

OpinionBY FRANK MCKENNA

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infrastructure and transport

Everything, everywhere, all at once

OpinionBY DAVID ADAMS

A focus on water can lessen climate change’s burn

OpinionBY JOSéE MéTHOT

Economic reconciliation requires nation-building investment in the Arctic

OpinionBY NUNAVUT PREMIER P.J. AKEEAGOK

Federal support for transit key to climate, affordability, and economic goals

OpinionBY BRAD WEST

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innovation

Public interest in AI offers ‘unique moment’ for regulatory action

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

AI regulation in Canada is moving forward. Here’s what needs to come next

OpinionBY GILLIAN HADFIELD, MAGGIE ARAI, ISAAC GAZENDAM

Copyright is king in the battle for Canadian content

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Right to repair provisions must take the automotive sector into account

OpinionBY JEAN-FRANçOIS CHAMPAGNE

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intergovernmental

Feds should absorb retroactive RCMP staffing costs, say NDP MP Johns and Conservative MP Falk

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Firefighting an election campaign

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Alberta election will provide insight into Canadian tolerance for extremism

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Newfoundland and Labrador still rock

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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justice

What if we rebuilt the curriculum for policing in Canada?

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Canada’s extradition law desperately needs reform

OpinionBY MICHELLE WEINROTH

Conservative attacks ignore bail’s role as effective ‘tool of public safety,’ says NDP justice critic

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The House calls it a national emergency, but will there be action?

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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Labour & employment

Committee witnesses who testify about non-disclosure agreements would be covered by parliamentary privilege, say House and Senate representatives

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Time for concrete action to unlock homeownership for Canadians

OpinionBY KEVIN LEE

Senator to table bill to limit use of non-disclosure agreements to hide abuse and discrimination at federally-funded agencies

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Can we save our affordable housing before it’s too late?

OpinionBY MARCIA BRYAN

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Lobbying

Disability benefit and gun control bills could rank high for Liberal priorities prior to summer break, say lobbyists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lobbyists anticipate revisions to Code of Conduct following House Ethics Committee’s recommendations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Controversial appointment of top ethics watchdog with family ties to cabinet minister holds merit, say public policy experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Tensions with China show need for trade diversification, say business advocates, NDP MP

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Integrated energy systems key to low-carbon future at home and abroad

OpinionBY WALTER MéRIDA

No space in Canada’s energy policy for methane gas

OpinionBY MILI ROY, ROBB BARNES

Fossil fuel reps on clean electricity council a concern for NDP critic, environmentalists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Ready! Fire! Aim!: Cost-benefit analyses should determine strength of emissions control measures before implementation

OpinionBY RON WALLACE

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Anti-Islamophobia rep calls for proactive measures to protect Canada’s Muslim communities amid rising hate-motivated attacks

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Gender equality got left behind in the most recent budget

OpinionBY MAGGIE SAINTY

The CRA’s reliance on biased sources can perpetuate Islamophobia

OpinionBY MOHAMMED IQBAL ALNADVI

Despite global pledge to combat Islamophobia, systemic anti-Muslim hate is on the rise

OpinionBY TAHA GHAYYUR, FAREED KHAN

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Indigenous Relations

Macdonald-Laurier Institute event explores the significance for Canada of the Vatican’s repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

FMA amendments support better futures for First Nations communities

OpinionBY HAROLD CALLA

More Indigenous Guardians provide benefits for climate, nature, and reconciliation

OpinionBY VALéRIE COURTOIS

Media, Bill C-18, and Indigenous inclusion

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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