Reading Time: 3 minutes Most of us want to pay more for locally-grown food and will say so, but few actively look for opportunities to do so
Tag: Food supply
It’s time Canada stopped protecting its dairy industry
Reading Time: 4 minutes Governments tend to forget about consumers when managing supply. Open trade to more cheese and challenge our farmers
Job rebound sluggish in Canada’s agri-food sector
Reading Time: 4 minutes The biggest problem is in food processing. Across the country, companies are struggling to recruit. Incentives may be required
As California burns, so does our winter lettuce
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada depends on imports for fruits and vegetables. We need to think differently about how we feed ourselves during cold months
Walmart flexes its muscles and food processors suffer
Reading Time: 4 minutes Food manufacturing in Canada is dying a slow death. The sector has lost 12 jobs a day every day since 2012. This won’t help
Nationalism should be at the core of Canada’s identity
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the COVID-19 crisis has shown, open borders mean diseases travel more rapidly and supply chains are endangered
Canadian farmers need real help now
Reading Time: 4 minutes COVID-19 makes it painfully obvious that agriculture is largely misunderstood by the urban-centric Trudeau government