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Visa Requirements for Mexicans a Perverse Outcome of NAFTA

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Canadians need to understand the context of today’s announcement that Mexican citizens will require visas to visit Canada. We also need to understand the root cause of the rising number of Mexican refugees coming to Canada.
Food products—staples such as corn and beans—are flooding into Mexico. Since the 1995 implementation of NAFTA, US corn exports [...]

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Calgary Cowbell – New Independent Media

June 25, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

I’m sure many of our readers have come across David Wilson’s work by now. I’ve been a fan of his viewpoint articles in Fast Forward Weekly for the past few years. More recently, David launched a Blogspot blog called “Calgary Cowbell,” the goal of which was to “[ring] in a more sustainable, equitable, and democratic [...]

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Why we must fight the Government’s plan to end the Canadian Grain Commission as a Farmer Advocate

Thumbnail image for Why we must fight the Government’s plan to end the Canadian Grain Commission as a Farmer Advocate April 27, 2009 by National Farmers Union

The following is an Op-Ed, published with permission, by National Farmers’ Union Vice-President Terry Boehm on Bill C-13, the Conservative government’s plan to amend the Canada Grain Act that is about to go before the House of Commons. For more information on the implications of the bill, please see this report by the Centre for [...]

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High on the (corporate) hog: our Agriculture Canada weekly update

Thumbnail image for High on the (corporate) hog: our Agriculture Canada weekly update April 1, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

Agriculture Canada sends out periodic press releases, usually proclaiming the good work of Agriculture Minister Gerry “Puttin’ on the” Ritz’s office in assisting “farmers.” I’ve decided to take it upon myself to present some of the statements made by Minister Ritz’ office and decipher them because they can’t be taken at face value. In this [...]

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More on food safety cuts and industry self-regulation

February 6, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

Have you ever heard the phrase, “it’s like letting the fox watch the henhouse”?
Rarely has the phrase been so apt as in the government of Canada’s new proposed food inspection rules. Industry (the fox) could take a much larger role in inspecting their own products (the henhouse). According to a quietly circulated document the government [...]

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