Dec 7 2022 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Access to seasonal workers should be speeded upl Ottawa—Labour shortages and financial support programs are crucial issues for many Canadian farms trying to meet growing global food demands, says Charles Stevens, Chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA). The most useful support for them would be streamlining government inspections of farms and […]
Dec 7 2022 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Stephen J. Harper, was in South Korean on this date in 2009. He made history on his visit in becoming the first-ever Canadian PM to address South Korea’s national assembly. In his address, Harper recalled Canada’s proud service in the cause of freedom during the Korean War. “Canada […]
Dec 7 2022 — Brent Allen — National Newswatch — The War in Ukraine and the subsequent impact on Europe’s energy security has led industries and consumers alike to radically adapt their behaviour. Nearly one in five energy intensive industries in Germany have scaled down production with some of their flagship industries, including automotive manufacturing, going as far as deliberating the merits of relocating elsewhere. […]
Dec 6 2022 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — AMR is a threat to human health and the global food system. Ottawa- An Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform has been established by four international organizations to ensure the growing threats and impacts of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are addressed globally. The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Environment Program (UNEP) are joining forces with […]
Dec 6 2022 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Canada’s 15th Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Pierre Trudeau, was in Washington on this date in 1971 for talks with President Richard Nixon at the White House. Besides bilateral issues and irritants, Trudeau and Nixon also discussed the President’s unprecedented upcoming trip to China. “The President then gave an account of the Peking trip, emphasizing the […]
Dec 5 2022 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Farmers will need lots of support to reduce GHG emissions. Ottawa—Producing more food with fewer greenhouse gas emissions is the clear challenge facing Canada’s agrifood system, says a thought-provoking report on achieving that goal. Produced by RBC Economics and Thought Leadership, the Boston Consulting Group and the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph, […]
Dec 5 2022 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — The “Man from Halifax,” as Sir John Thompson of Nova Scotia came to be known, was sworn-in as Canada’s 4th Prime Minister on this date in 1892, replacing the retiring Sir John Abbott. Thompson was the first Roman Catholic to serve as PM. Thompson had been recruited to federal politics in 1885 by John A. […]
Dec 5 2022 — Premier Caroline Cochrane — National Newswatch — In 2019, the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs released a report titled A Path to Growth: Investing in the North. The committee developed the report to help Canada better understand what hinders socio-economic development across the Canadian Arctic, they also provided recommendations on how to better support infrastructure development in the North. The report states, […]
Dec 4 2022 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau was in Washington on this date in 1974 for his first bilateral meetings with an American who would soon become a close Trudeau friend, President Gerald R. Ford. In political retirement Trudeau would say that Ford, who hailed from Michigan, was a very true friend of Canada, a personal friend, […]
Dec 3 2022 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Two Prime Ministers, one sitting and one from the past, were together in Toronto on this date in 1957 for a special dinner organized by the Canadian Club. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker had come from Ottawa for the event to praise one of his predecessors as both PM and Tory party leader, the Right Honourable […]
Dec 2 2022 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — After 26 years of being a proud Dominion – like Canada – within the British Empire, Newfoundland’s government dissolved itself on this date in 1933. After almost 80 years of responsible government, the future Canadian province became a Crown colony once again. Newfoundland was once again governed directly from London. Newfoundland’s economy had been crushed […]
Dec 2 2022 — James Spencer — National Newswatch — It was amidst global economic headwinds and inflation levels not seen in decades that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released her fall economic update last month. Though Halloween had just passed, observers would be forgiven for finding the fiscal forecast a bit frightening. Freeland didn’t mince words in delivering it, warning that the country is about […]
Dec 1 2022 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — It had taken six months of negotiations with the Hudson’s Bay Company but on this date in 1869 the new Dominion of Canada acquired Rupert’s Land. Sir John A. Macdonald had entrusted talks with the HBC to two of his most valuable ministers, George-Étienne Cartier and William McDougall, to achieve the deal which saw Rupert’s Land’s 3.9 […]
Nov 30 2022 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Government could help the sector perform even better. Ottawa—As a world leader in sustainable production, Canadian beef producers are well positioned to help fill the global protein demand and meet the federal government’s 2030 target for reducing carbon emissions, says Ryder Lee, CEO of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). Canada has already achieved one of […]
Nov 30 2022 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Canada’s only female Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Kim Campbell, was honoured on this date in 2004 with the ceremony in Centre Block celebrating the unveiling of her Official Portrait. You can read the speech she delivered that historic day below. Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell: First of all, I want to say how proud I […]