Elections

National Farmers Union Congratulates New Manitoba Premier-Elect Kinew

Premier-Elect Wab Kinew Manitoba NDP 878 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3G 0P1 Via e-mail:  FortRouge@mbndp.ca Dear Premier-Elect Kinew: The National Farmers Union (NFU) sends our congratulations to you and your Read more

Federal Election 2021: Ag Platforms of the Major Parties

The following is an overview of party platforms pertaining to agriculture, as of August 31, 2021, for the four largest national parties (in alphabetical order). Conservative Party The Conservatives have Read more

Questions for 2019 Federal Election Candidates

NFU Questions for 2019 Federal Election Candidates - Agriculture and Farming into the Future Read more

New Farmers Need New Government

There isn’t much talk about agriculture and the farm succession crisis this election. The political calculation seems to be that agriculture is a rural issue and rural issues don’t matter because they don’t swing votes. The assumption being that urban voters, who make up the majority, don’t understand or don’t care much about agriculture. Read more

Election 2015 – Talking About Agriculture

During this federal election campaign, voters have the opportunity to speak with local federal election candidates about agriculture, farming and food. The National Farmers Union advocates on key policy issues from the perspective of family farmers. Our positions are put forward by grassroots members and adopted through a democratic process of debate and voting at national conventions. The following short summaries of critical issues are resources for your conversations with candidates.For more detailed information, and information on additional topics, please see the rest of our website.The easiest way to do this is by typing your keyword into the “search” tool in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Read more