UPDATED: December 19, 2024 – 1020 CST – Glacier FarmMedia – The 2024 fall economic statement shows Canada has a $61.9 billion deficit and makes few mentions of agriculture. The statement was released Monday afternoon after a chaotic day which saw Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigning from her post hours before presenting the document. The […] Read more
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Ottawa, equipment industry clash over right to repair
A recent federal call to formalize producers’ right to repair their own equipment ignores what manufacturers are already doing to boost farmers’ capacity to do so, according to a leader in the North American equipment arena. The federal government is considering an adjustment to the Competition Act that would prevent manufacturers from denying farmers the […] Read more
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Biofuel sector hopes for sign from feds
Editor’s note: This story was updated with a link to the federal government’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement on Wednesday November 22, 2023 – the day following its release. Canada’s biofuel and oilseed sectors will be closely scrutinizing the federal government’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement. They hope the Nov. 21 statement provides some indication how Ottawa […] Read more
