The author writes that the loss of farmland can be blamed on increased immigration as more houses are built to accommodate the newcomers.  |  File photo

Immigration fuels loss of farmland

For decades, a vocal minority of ideologues conflated any criticism of Canada’s immigration policy with hostility towards immigrants. This stifled the free and lively democratic debate that, while at times noisy and acrimonious, ensures government policies are subject to scrutiny from the public. As the Trudeau government oversaw record-breaking population growth of 1.2 million in […] Read more

The author warns consumers to make sure they know what they’re buying at the grocery store when shopping for honey.  |  Getty Images

Fake honey still exported to Canada

In 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency tested 240 samples of honey across the country. While 100 percent of Canadian honey samples were pure, nearly 22 percent of imported honey was cut with corn syrup, sugar cane, rice syrup or beet sugar. Under Canadian law, honey is a standardized product, which cannot contain added sugars. […] Read more