In 1961, a dozen countries formed the intergovernmental organization UPOV, which sought to profit from the application of intellectual property rights to new varieties of plants. Since then, UPOV (Union for the Protection of new Varieties of Plants) has enacted several new regimes that place increasing restrictions on the use of any plant reproduction material […] Read more
Stories by Leonard Dales
Declare internet an essential service
COVID-19 has highlighted the disparity between rural and urban Saskatchewan in available internet service providers and digital bandwidth. At a time when it matters most, internet connections have been slower and unreliable in rural areas (or non-existent), and this has had a negative effect on all our rural services. Health, education, business and public services […] Read more
