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For Agricultural and Food Innovation and Public Education
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In Canada, agriculture accounts for 1.7 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), with limited variation over the last few years…
Measured after taxes and income transfers, income inequality is less in Canada than in the US, but the difference is not always so large, or in the way one might imagine…
The Canadian poultry industry is small but significant; chicken is the most consumed animal meat protein in the country…
The U.S. government and that country’s high-tech industry have raised various objections to Canada’s Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, with the industry also bringing up the possibility of retaliation against Canada…
Each April, the price Canada sets for carbon emissions increases gradually. By 2030, the per tonne price will rise to $170 from its current value of $65…
Farmers’ markets are often thought of as catering to high-income families, but recent policy experiments suggest they can also reduce household food insecurity among those with lower incomes…