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Rural quality of life, social fabric

Address Western Separatism with Electoral Reform, Rural Renewal, and Respect for Treaty Rights
June 5, 2025
Address Western Separatism with Electoral Reform, Rural Renewal, and Respect for Treaty Rights
Field Notes:  Looking Upstream at the Farmer Mental Health Crisis in Canada
October 5, 2023
Field Notes: Looking Upstream at the Farmer Mental Health Crisis in Canada
Take Action: Speak up to protect Ontario’s farmland for farming
May 18, 2023
Take Action: Speak up to protect Ontario’s farmland for farming
Letter – Protect the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve
January 18, 2023
Letter – Protect the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve
Letter: Budget 2022 – Economic Dignity for Farmers
March 16, 2022
Letter: Budget 2022 – Economic Dignity for Farmers
Being in Relationship with Land and Each Other: How to Think About Treaties and Land Back
March 15, 2022
Being in Relationship with Land and Each Other: How to Think About Treaties and Land Back
Living in Relationship with Land & Sea
January 6, 2022
Living in Relationship with Land & Sea
Restoring Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Terre de Liens – When Citizens Grow Farms
January 5, 2022
Terre de Liens – When Citizens Grow Farms
Manitoba Cattle Farmers Face Rising Costs from Drought & Government
August 5, 2021
Manitoba Cattle Farmers Face Rising Costs from Drought & Government
Rural Women Welcome Announcement of Childcare Funding in Federal Budget
April 19, 2021
Rural Women Welcome Announcement of Childcare Funding in Federal Budget
Op Ed: Farmers’ Mental Health has Economic Roots
February 2, 2021
Op Ed: Farmers’ Mental Health has Economic Roots
Need for universal childcare subsidies and a national pharmacare program
September 17, 2020
Need for universal childcare subsidies and a national pharmacare program

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