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Trudeau, China’s Xi had ‘positive’ discussions as dispute rages

By Reuters June 28, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping had “positive, constructive interactions” on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Friday as a dispute between the two countries rages, Trudeau’s office said. Trudeau spoke “more than once” to Xi during a meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies […] Read more

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Federal Tories critique lack of action on China

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 27, 2019

MarketsFarm — Federal Opposition House Leader Candice Bergen has publicly ripped the federal government’s lack of action to deal with rising barriers against Canada’s substantial ag exports to China. China halted imports of Canadian meat effective Tuesday, the latest on the list of Canadian products China has blacklisted since the December arrest of Huawei executive […] Read more

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Farm labour shortage seen costing billions, expected to rise

By Reuters June 25, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s farm labour deficit is expected to double by 2029 to 123,000 workers, or one in three jobs, as shortages continue to hit the sector’s bottom line, the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council said on Tuesday. Farmers in Canada have long reported challenges in recruiting farm workers because the rural-based work […] Read more

A green lentil crop in southeastern Saskatchewan on May 31, 2019. (Leeann Minogue photo)

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Farm equity growth slows in 2018

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News June 21, 2019

MarketsFarm — Equity in Canada’s farm sector increased by 3.6 per cent in 2018, hitting $522.2 billion, according to a report Thursday from Statistics Canada. The growth was well below the 6.4 per cent increase reported the previous year, and continued a trend of slower growth since 2013. Realized net farm income was down by […] Read more

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Canada opens probe into GM pickups, SUVs over brake performance

By Reuters June 20, 2019

Reuters — Transport Canada, the auto safety regulator, has opened a probe into braking issues in nearly 250,000 General Motors full-size pickups and SUVs after U.S. officials launched a similar probe last year, the agency said on its website. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in November into 2.73 million U.S. 2014-2016 model […] Read more

Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on April 10, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Wattie)

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Tories’ climate plan focused on green investment

By GFM Staff June 20, 2019

The federal Conservatives’ proposed replacement for the Liberal government’s framework on climate change offers several shout-outs to farmers, in a document focused on green investment rather than current consumption patterns. The lead opposition party’s plan, launched Wednesday by leader Andrew Scheer, proposes to scrap the Trudeau government’s current carbon pricing plan, which imposes levies on […] Read more

A Mexican port-of-entry sign on Highway 92 near Naco, Arizona. (Rex_Wholster/iStock/Getty Images)

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Mexico becomes first country to ratify USMCA deal

By Miguel Angel Lopez June 19, 2019

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico on Wednesday became the first country to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) agreed late last year to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at the behest of U.S. President Donald Trump. By a vote of 114 in favour to four against, Mexico’s Senate backed the trade […] Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Parliamentary Ag Secretary Jean-Claude Poissant, at right, visited the Carrefour Alimentaire Centre-Sud in Montreal on June 17, 2019 to formally launch the federal Food Policy for Canada. (Photo courtesy Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

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Federal food policy aims to lift local and Canadian-grown products

By GFM Staff June 18, 2019

Federal programs to boost the profile of domestic and locally grown foods at home while reducing food waste, food insecurity and deceptive food marketing are all up for funding under the government’s new Food Policy for Canada. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Parliamentary Ag Secretary Jean-Claude Poissant announced the new policy Monday in Montreal, following […] Read more

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Trudeau to meet with Pelosi, McConnell on USMCA

By alexandra-alper, Richard Cowan June 17, 2019

Washington | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week is set to meet with Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, in a bid to fast-track passage of a delayed trade deal, two congressional aides said on Monday. Trudeau is to […] Read more

The grocery department at a Northern store in Waskaganish, on James Bay in northern Quebec. (Northmart.ca via YouTube)

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Ag minister announces launch of Canadian food policy

By GFM Staff June 17, 2019

Canada has its first food policy, an initiative to increase access to safe, nutritious and culturally diverse food, and to cut food waste. Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of agriculture and agri-food and parliamentary secretary, Jean-Claude Poissant made the announcement Monday in Montreal. “The Food Policy for Canada is our road map for a healthier and more […] Read more

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Trudeau, China’s Xi had ‘positive’ discussions as dispute rages

Federal Tories critique lack of action on China

Farm labour shortage seen costing billions, expected to rise

Farm equity growth slows in 2018

Canada opens probe into GM pickups, SUVs over brake performance

Tories’ climate plan focused on green investment

Mexico becomes first country to ratify USMCA deal

Federal food policy aims to lift local and Canadian-grown products

Trudeau to meet with Pelosi, McConnell on USMCA

Ag minister announces launch of Canadian food policy

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