() formally requests that the Ontario Ombudsman investigate the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). OMAFRA is failing in its duty to properly direct and shape Ontario Read more
Policy: 2007
Comparing 2007 to 1988–This is an expanded and updated version of a report originally published in 2002 We’ve had 19 years of “Free Trade.” How is it working for farm Read more
The paring down of Measurement Canada’s internal resources over the past two decades has been used as a rationale for privatizing the agency’s functions, in accordance with the prevailing ideology Read more
is strongly opposed to the implementation of the Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement. This agreement has justifiably been labeled as a “corporate bill of rights” that provides private corporations Read more
The current Agricultural Policy Framework (APF), in particular, represents a major concern for our membership. During the past five years since the APF was implemented, there has been a dramatic Read more
Realized net farm income, or the lack thereof, is at the heart of the debate over Canada’s national Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) and associated Business Risk Management (BRM) programs. Read more
() welcomes the opportunity to respond to the proposal published in the April 21 edition of the Canada Gazette. This proposed regulatory change would remove barley from the jurisdiction of Read more
In New Brunswick, the last five years have been the worst in history for farmers. But this province is not the only one experiencing record low farm incomes. The following Read more
New BRM programs must position farmers to buy and sell collectively, to hold product back if markets do not offer fair prices, to idle land if markets seem to be Read more
At the heart of the debate over farm policy is the question of realized net farm income. Farmers are the foundation of the food system. We are the producers of Read more
