Conservatives sweep all Sask. seats, Alberta moves to centre with four non-Conservatives while Manitoba holds steady
Canadian farmers should expect agriculture policy similar to the last six years after the Liberals were re-elected to a minority government Sept. 20. Results are still not official, but the Liberals won 159 seats, the Conservatives 119, New Democrats 25, Green Party 2, and the Bloc Quebecois, 33, for a Parliament that closely resembles the […] Read moreTag Archives federal election 2021
Despite election, little changed in Ottawa landscape
UPDATED: 1115 CST September 28, 2021 – map updated to reflect official results – Little changed on the Canadian political landscape as polls closed across Canada Sept. 20. Votes were still being tallied at Western Producer deadlines Monday night, with some people still standing in line to cast ballots in Ontario and British Columbia. At […] Read more
It was a very Canadian agricultural debate
Canada’s political agricultural leaders seem to get along very well, at least during public outings. Last week’s agricultural debate, held online, was no exception. They got along so well that it was hard to tell them apart. Other than a couple of political shots at the Liberal agriculture minister, taken by Ontario Conservative agricultural critic […] Read more
Liberals’ once promising prospects appear to be dwindling
As another federal election winds down, it’s discouraging to see so many Canadians once again disgruntled with their options, but I can’t blame them. Leading into this election, the governing Liberals had spent much of the political capital they earned following their 2015 victory. Optimism over electoral reform and climate change action, for example, was […] Read more
Musing about the election as race winds up
Election day is looming, and a few thoughts about the contenders have been forming in my head: Liberals — A party that focuses on fighting climate change, with the inevitable ambivalence toward fossil fuel, is never going to make many friends in Western Canada. While the Liberals can make a decent case for their actions […] Read more
Agriculture debate focuses on common themes
Election’21: Parties participating in last week’s debate often shared similar policies but with different approaches
Farmers listening to last week’s agricultural leaders’ debate will have heard familiar themes from all four political parties present. Representatives of the parties agreed on most issues discussed during the debate, but while the policies were similar, their approaches differed. On matters such as supply management and compensation and overhauling business risk management programs, incumbent […] Read more
Rookie MP to continue focus on agriculture
Election ’21: Conservative Don Mazier from Manitoba says governments must re-examine the AgriRecovery program
Rookie MPs elected in the fall of 2019 barely got their parliamentary feet wet before COVID-19 struck. Dan Mazier, the Conservative representative for the Manitoba riding of Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa, is one of them. The former president of Keystone Agricultural Producers made the leap to federal politics two years ago and was able to speak in […] Read more
Few surprises expected in western Canadian races
Political analysts keep an eye on a few Liberal candidates on the Prairies, and the NDP might be in trouble in one riding
Liberal representation on the Prairies was reduced to four Manitoba members of Parliament two years ago and the chances of that changing are slim, political scientists expect. Alberta elected 33 Conservatives and one New Democrat in 2019, while Saskatchewan elected Conservatives in all 14 of its ridings and turfed its lone Liberal government representative, Ralph […] Read more
NDP agriculture critic runs again on Vancouver Island
Alistair MacGregor has been a tree planter, a constituency assistant and, since 2015, a New Democratic Party MP. Now running for the third time, he says his work on agricultural issues has been a highlight. He said he was “overjoyed” to be named the NDP agriculture critic in 2018 and sit on the House agriculture […] Read more
Liberal campaign targets safer pesticide use
Election ’21: Party vows to strengthen Pest Control Products Act and align with world-leading reassessment approaches
The federal Liberals have about 190 commitments in their election platform. There’s a lot in there, from a commitment to end gun violence to a promise for safer indoor air. One of the commitments is about reducing the risks from pesticides. If re-elected, a Liberal government would: Strengthen the Pest Control Products Act to better […] Read more
