Politics & Science

COVID-19 has magnified systemic issues and longstanding inequalities, and the Government of Canada is working hard to provide equal opportunities for all Canadians Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of…

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it will remove 10% U.S. tariffs on raw Canadian aluminum as long as imports of the metal stay below levels that are expected to…

Existing trade standards with Britain will continue once the Canada-U.K. agreement expires at the end of the year, but the U.K. will need to lower its expectations for a future…

Ontario Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman has now joined agriculture leaders in urging the federal government to amend its AgriStability program to protect farmers that have been financially hit by market…

Conservative agriculture critic John Barlow says he’s disappointed with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) failure to provide an estimate of the financial impact of COVID-19 on Canadian producers, arguing it…

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced details on Thursday of a $50-million program that will redirect surplus perishable food products to vulnerable people during the pandemic by Kathleen Harris – CBC…

The leaders of Manitoba’s opposition parties are backing a union’s call to shut down the Maple Leaf Foods plant in Brandon, Man., after four cases of COVID-19 involving workers at…

Dr. Wenzhu Yang of AAFC’s Lethbridge Research Centre is investigating the use of cinnamaldehyde, a plant essential oil from cinnamon bark, as a possible alternative to ionophore antibiotics in feedlot…

The North American Meat Institute released the following statement about a USDA investigation into beef price margins The report, which identifies no wrong-doing, affirms that two extreme and unforeseen events…

Ontario premier Doug Ford along with Minister of Agriculture Ernie Hardeman provided details of Ontario’s plan to expand the Risk Management Program a year earlier than expected by $50 million…

A new communication campaign from Burger King is promising beef that comes from cows that are 33 percent less gassy on average, allowing the international fast-food chain’s consumers to have…

Nine out of 10 Canadians support government assistance for the agri-food sector, suggests a new survey by Grassroots Public Affairs by Rachel Emmanuel and Anchal Sharma – The Sprout on…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexico’s president this week to celebrate a new North American trade deal, his office said Monday, after Canada raised concerns…

China has banned meat imports from various processing plants in several countries in the past month, a customs document showed, as the global coronavirus pandemic hit the world’s top meats…

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) released the following statement on the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) entry into force “The U.S. meat and poultry industry exports $5.5 billion…

Canadian Federation of Agriculture president, Mary Robinson, released a formal statement last week, acknowledging the impact the industry has felt over the deaths of three foreign workers due to the…

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau today spoke with the European Union’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Minister Bibeau and Commissioner Wojciechowski emphasized the strength of…

Mexico will resume sending temporary farmworkers to Canada after the two countries reached an agreement on improved safety protections for laborers on Canadian farms during the coronavirus pandemic Mexico said…

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $10 million in emergency assistance for beef and hog farmers The funding will help cover the increased costs of feeding…

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) joined a broad coalition of agribusinesses and agriculture organizations calling on President Trump to ensure continued implementation of the U.S. China Phase One Trade…