Trade, agriculture, innovation bureaucrats are most lobbied
The country’s most-lobbied federal bureaucrats so far this year have their hands on trade, agriculture, and innovation files, according to statistics from the federal lobbyists’ registry, with top officials at Trade, Environment Canada, and Innovation, Science, and Economic Development the most in demand. With NAFTA negotiations underway, lobbyists say it’s no surprise that Frédéric Seppey, the […]
Chicken farmers care about food safety, think supply management works well
Re: “When our food system fails, who pays the price?” (The Hill Times, July 23, p. 14). This oddly circuitous piece is misleading. It seems like yet another attempt to cut down the hard work of Canadian farmers, their excellent management practices, and their ability to earn a fair wage for their work. The piece also appears […]
When our food system fails, who pays the price?
We place a lot of trust in our national food system. We assume that our foods are produced safely and humanely, and that the animals in our food system are afforded a high standard of care. In reality though, Canadian regulations governing food production do little to ensure the ethical treatment of farm animals, as […]
Pot industry urges feds to hold off on plan to recover regulatory costs
Marijuana producers are scrambling to convince Ottawa to hit pause on its proposal to introduce a fee to recover costs associated with the legalization of recreational pot, a move that they say should be delayed until the ban has been lifted for some time. The federal government first floated the idea of setting up a […]
‘Extraordinary’ Canada-U.S. trade spat brings lobbyists ‘out of the woodwork’
The growing trade war between Canada and the United States prompted almost three-dozen new filings in the federal lobbyist registry over the last two months as Canada plotted its response to U.S.-imposed steel and aluminum tariffs. Even with Canada’s retaliatory tariffs kicking in July 1, lobbyists are predicting the uptick will continue in Ottawa as […]
Supply management is bad for consumers, for Canada, and even for dairy farmers
Say what you will about United States President Donald Trump’s G7 summit attendance earlier this month, he did manage to do one thing: rally a lot of Canadians against him. A lot of what Trump said is nonsense, and Canadians are right to be angry. However, Trump’s targeted attacks of supply management should not deter […]
It’s time Canada re-engage with the UN Industrial Development Organization
It’s true that the world needs more Canada, especially the developing world. Attempts to not only alleviate the worst aspects of poverty, but to also provide a path to prosperity have been somewhat hit and miss. Governments, non-governmental organizations, faith-based groups, and billionaires all have their own programs and philosophies; the results are generally positive […]
Conservative fortunes benefit from Scheer, Bernier on same team
OTTAWA—Last week, Andrew Scheer turfed Maxime Bernier from his shadow cabinet. Bernier, the former shadow minister for innovation, science, and economic development was apparently removed because he broke a promise to caucus concerning the promotion of his book, specifically a section dealing with the need to end supply management. Allegedly, he said he wouldn’t promote […]
In speech before D.C. crowd, Freeland spoke the truth, but were U.S. policymakers listening?
It’s not often that a Canadian foreign affairs minister says anything important. But Chrystia Freeland did Wednesday when she told Americans point blank that their days of global hegemony are numbered and that they would be wise to keep the allies they have. “You may feel today that your size allows you to go mano-a-mano with your […]
Don’t blame supply management on U.S. dairy’s woes
As a childish, bullying, narcissistic, and hugely ill-informed U.S. president insults our own prime minister as “weak and dishonest,” we should not feel pressured to do what he wants–which is to use NAFTA negotiations to dismantle our supply management system for dairy, poultry, and egg producers–to appease him. U.S. President Donald Trump is a dirty […]
