politics Archives - Page 5 of 8

It might surprise you that over the last 96 years, markets have performed better with Democrats in charge. The 24 Presidential Cycles were evenly split with 12 Republican and 12 Democratic administrations.

The Presidential Cycle and other regularly promoted phenomena

Can they help time your investments?

By Herman VanGenderen November 5, 2020

The publication date of this article is election day in the United States. By the time you read this we may know the outcome of another bizarre election. Much will be written about how the outcome will impact our investments, yet in reality it will have surprisingly little impact, and not in any predictable way. […] Read more

The money will be aimed at improving living quarters for temporary foreign workers, the federal government said. Photo: Getty Images

Fruit/Vegetables, General

Feds put up $58.6 M for temporary foreign worker supports

By GFM Network News July 31, 2020

Glacier FarmMedia – The federal government is announcing $58.6 million in new money to further support temporary foreign workers in Canada’s agricultural sector, it was announced July 31. Spending is expected to focus on health and safety of temporary foreign workers in Canada. Farmers will be eligible to access $35 million, administrated through Agriculture and […] Read more

Two-thirds of voters in the last election cast their ballot for a party that supported or promoted a price on pollution. Photo: E+/Getty Images

General

Opinion: Ending carbon tax not an electable position for leadership candidates

By GFM Network News July 31, 2020

Glacier FarmMedia – Canadians can be forgiven for offering little more than passing shrugs at the ongoing Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. The ongoing pandemic, the governing Liberals’ handling of it, and the WE Charity scandal side dish are consuming our attention. At least for me, the political and cultural fractures in the United […] Read more

'Purchasing loyalties is a common political manoeuvre and not really one worth noting, save for the principle behind it and its relevance to what’s going on in Canadian agriculture.' – Toban Dyck

Columns

Toban Dyck: Can loyalty be bought?

Loyalty is trumping common sense in today’s trade environment

By Toban Dyck February 25, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with China is an attempt to buy loyalty and in Canada, it’s dividing consumers and farmers. Trump recently signed a trade deal with Beijing, exciting farmers and hopefully breathing new life into a sleepy marketplace. The hope that farmers cling to — myself included — is that someone […] Read more

Columns, Hart Attacks

U.S. and China talk trade, no mention of Canada

Hart Attacks: There’s a good chance Canada’s help could go unrewarded

By Lee Hart February 11, 2020

Am I the only one who thinks it’s a bit odd that the U.S. is working on major new trade agreements with China, and yet there is no mention of getting China to take the strangle hold off Canadian ag exports. Maybe positive things are happening behind the scenes, but as the U.S. is about […] Read more

Farmers have a lot to say on a variety of issues, and right now there’s a real sense in the ag sector to be loud.

Columns

Toban Dyck: Do we have too many speakers in agriculture?

Let’s use the snow rotation to think about what we want to say, and how

By Toban Dyck February 4, 2020

“Snow rotation” is a phrase I still hear from time to time. When I first heard it, the person explaining it laughed. The phrase is out of vogue, but there’s something to the idea that Canada’s winters have a restorative power. A few cold days, a bit of snow, a break from work and almost […] Read more

The Manitoba government is collecting data on the impact the federal carbon tax is having on grain drying in an effort to get an exemption from the tax, says Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pederson. Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has asked for the information so she can make the case to her cabinet colleagues. Photo: Allan Dawson

Crops

Manitoba gathering data to press case for exempting grain drying from federal carbon tax

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News December 24, 2019

The Manitoba government is gathering data to make the case for exempting grain drying fuels from the federal government’s carbon tax. “So we’ll get the numbers together and then to (federal agriculture) Minister (Marie-Claude) Bibeau and we’ll continue to lobby on behalf of our ag producers,” Manitoba’s Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pederson said […] Read more

“On this and other trade agreements, those in the supply management sectors will be fully and fairly compensated, with many farmers in the dairy sector receiving their first cheques this month.” – Gov. General Julie Payette, reading from the Throne Speech.
Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable

General

Throne speech kicks off Parliament with nod to agriculture

By GFM Network News December 5, 2019

The federal throne speech opening the first session of Canada’s 43rd Parliament further committed the Liberal minority government to combating climate change, supporting natural resource sectors and removing international trade barriers. Including a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the speech, delivered Thursday in Ottawa, showed the government again demonstrating its commitment to a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Impeachment process stifles markets

By GFM Network News November 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment hearings have dominated headlines and stalled progress in numerous trade developments, leaving the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) starved of meaningful news. The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) has yet to be ratified by the U.S. House of Representatives. The trade pact, meant to replace the North American Free Trade […] Read more

Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks at a Montreal convention on March 7, 2019. Photo: Allan Dawson/File

General

Bibeau remains federal agriculture minister in shuffle

By GFM Network News November 20, 2019

Updated, Nov. 21— Quebec MP Marie-Claude Bibeau retains her role as federal minister of agriculture and agri-food in Wednesday’s cabinet shake-up for the Liberals’ minority government. Bibeau will join her colleagues — including returning Transport Minister Marc Garneau and new Labour Minister Filomena Tassi, a Hamilton MP and former minister for seniors — in having […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Feeders set fresh highs, hogs mixed

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn tick lower on continued supply pressure

AgTalk farmer mental health support platform sees partnership renewed

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeders set fresh highs, hogs mixed

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn tick lower on continued supply pressure

AgTalk farmer mental health support platform sees partnership renewed

Tag Archives politics

The Presidential Cycle and other regularly promoted phenomena

Feds put up $58.6 M for temporary foreign worker supports

Opinion: Ending carbon tax not an electable position for leadership candidates

Toban Dyck: Can loyalty be bought?

U.S. and China talk trade, no mention of Canada

Toban Dyck: Do we have too many speakers in agriculture?

Manitoba gathering data to press case for exempting grain drying from federal carbon tax

Throne speech kicks off Parliament with nod to agriculture

CBOT weekly outlook: Impeachment process stifles markets

Bibeau remains federal agriculture minister in shuffle

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Aug. 15, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News