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Protecting Canada’s farmland requires a seat at the infrastructure table
BY Keith Currie,CSG Senator Rob Black - Jul 1st, 2026, 19:00
It’s time for a critical shift in how our country plans and approves major infrastructure projects: adopt mandatory Agricultural Impact Assessments at the federal level. Read full story
Protecting Canada’s farmland requires a seat at the infrastructure table
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Critics say Liberals’ Food Security Strategy tackles national risks, not Canadians’ hunger
BY Stuart Benson - Jul 1st, 2026, 01:00
'Food insecurity is an income issue,' says Daily Bread CEO Neil Hetherington, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues the Liberals are blaming international instability for a problem largely created by domestic economic policy. Read full story
Critics say Liberals’ Food Security Strategy tackles national risks, not Canadians’ hunger
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Science, not cabinet discretion, should decide pesticide safety
BY ISG Senator Rosa Galvez - Jun 17th, 2026, 20:48
Independent decisions by Health Canada experts are meant to be the firewall between Canadians and unacceptably risky products. Bill C-30 weakens that firewall. Read full story
Science, not cabinet discretion, should decide pesticide safety
Opinion
Canada can be a food superpower
BY Scott Ross,Michael Graydon,Michael Bourque - Jun 17th, 2026, 01:00
The opportunity is clear, and the foundations already exist. What remains uncertain is whether we are prepared to act with the ambition the moment demands. Read full story
Canada can be a food superpower
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Food security now depends on supply chain security
BY Asim Biswas - Jun 17th, 2026, 01:00
The next food shock may not start with drought or crop failure. It may start when fertilizer cannot move through a shipping lane. Read full story
Food security now depends on supply chain security
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Senate committee report calls for national wildfire agency as fires become more ‘catastrophic’
BY Eleanor Wand - Jun 10th, 2026, 17:15
Canada is the only country in the G7 that does not have a national agency responsible for wildfire response. Read full story
Senate committee report calls for national wildfire agency as fires become more ‘catastrophic’
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Ag sector pushing for CUSMA renewal: outcome could ‘have huge impacts for our sector,’ says Babcock of Canadian Cattle Association
BY Jesse Cnockaert - Jun 8th, 2026, 01:00
The much-anticipated review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement—which covers roughly $1.3-trillion in annual Canada-U.S. trade in goods and services—is coming up July 1. Read full story
Ag sector pushing for CUSMA renewal: outcome could ‘have huge impacts for our sector,’ says Babcock of Canadian Cattle Association
Opinion
Canada’s nature strategy needs science and transparency, not spending cuts
BY Jayme Lewthwaite,Mary Ann Perron,Mathilde Tissier - May 28th, 2026, 15:36
Protecting biodiversity requires more than targets on paper. It depends on sustained investment in three pillars of scientific capacity: long-term monitoring, scientific expertise and recovery infrastructure. All three are now at risk. Read full story
Canada’s nature strategy needs science and transparency, not spending cuts
Opinion
How Canada keeps toxic pesticides on the market
BY Bruce Lanphear - May 21st, 2026, 14:12
Proposed reforms to pesticide regulations place immediate economic considerations above health costs that are harder to measure in quarterly budgets, but are very real in people’s lives. Read full story
How Canada keeps toxic pesticides on the market
Opinion
What Denmark can teach Canada about the future of food
BY Colin Saravanamuttoo,Jeppe Juul Petersen - May 6th, 2026, 12:00
Expanding plant-based agriculture offers an opportunity to grow the economy, strengthen resilience, enhance food security and food sovereignty, and address climate change simultaneously.  Read full story
What Denmark can teach Canada about the future of food
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