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1-minute read
Viewpoint on the shortcomings of agricultural policies
During their annual meeting at the beginning of this month, representatives of the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) decided to suspend the tourist season for snowmobilers in order to protest the government’s plan to reduce the costs of La Financière agricole. The dispute pertains to the exclusion of the costs of the least competitive farms when calculating the compensation to be paid out to farmers.
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3-minute read
Buy local: at what cost?
The buy local concept as expressed in “food miles.”
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3-minute read
Les soviets dans nos campagnes
The agricultural lobby and its effects.
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3-minute read
Les vignerons embouteillés
Quebec wine makers and the SAQ.
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5-minute read
Fixer le prix des aliments serait absurde
The price of basic food products varies from one region to another.
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5-minute read
Le nombrilisme agricole
The factors responsible for the current food crisis and solutions to fix the situation.
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4-minute read
Les 12 travaux de M. McCain
The listeria crisis in Canada.
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5-minute read
Listériose, salmonellose, psychose… Comprendre la panique
The Listeria outbreak in Canada.
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3-minute read
Un système obsolète
An obsolete, costly and unfair system: supply management.
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3-minute read
L’impossible désaccord sur Doha
Towards a liberalization of international trade.