January 31, 2009
by Ryan Slifka
Yesterday the Canadian Wheat Board announced that it will now offer funding incentives to prairie farmers who wish to make the transition from conventional to organic:
“Growing consumer demand for organic products creates new opportunity for western Canadian farmers,” said CWB president and CEO Ian White. “We have committed to assisting organic farmers in a number [...]
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January 23, 2009
by Ryan Slifka
While the world is potentially on the cusp of a new “green revolution”, Canadians should be weary of our government’s supposedly “green” policies.
Bill C-33, an act to amend the 1999 Environmental Protection act to require mandatory 5% biofuel content in diesel, for example, was given royal assent last year. In proposing the bill, the [...]
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