McGuinty loves pork Sunday, April 1, 2012 Nobody can say that Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is afraid to serve up pork.Pork producers will remember that in the midst of the H1N1 crisis in May 2009, McGuinty, Minister of Agriculture Leona Dombrowsky and Ontario pork chair Wilma Jeffray served up pulled pork sandwiches for folks at Queen's Park.Now, according to the Jan. 30 issue of Maclean's magazine, bacon, added to macaroni and cheese, was a key part of a "feast" that he sponsored at the national Liberal convention in Ottawa. "The buzz about Premier McGuinty going for the (leadership) job increased dramatically after people checked out the party he had . . . at Daly's in the Westin Hotel." Maclean's goes on to describe that "the feast included a huge leg of meat, poutine, as well as mac and cheese with bacon."McGuinty may be too busy fighting to keep his slim majority in Ontario to take a shot at that federal job in 2013. Pork is a key fuel for politicians, but so is wind – and pushing wind power in Ontario has gotten the premier nowhere fast. BP Harper creates a hot pork dish in Beijing Who speaks for producers on sow gestation stalls?
CANXPORT Opens at Prince Rupert, Boosting Canadian Grain and Ag Exports Friday, August 28, 2026 Yesterdaymarked the grand opening of the CANXPORT facility at the Port of Prince Rupert, unveiling a significant new piece of trade infrastructure that is expected to benefit agricultural exporters across Western Canada. The facility, formerly known as the Ridley Island Export... Read this article online
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Alberta Boosts Aid for Weather Hit Producers Friday, August 28, 2026 Farmers across Alberta are receiving additional support after extreme moisture created difficult growing conditions during the 2026 season. The Governments of Alberta and Canada have introduced changes to the AgriStability program to help producers manage financial risks caused by... Read this article online
CAAIN receives $50 million from Ottawa Thursday, August 27, 2026 The federal government is investing in Canadian agriculture through technological innovation. Ottawa is providing the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) with $50 million to support its work of funding innovative projects in ag, Industry Minister Mélanie... Read this article online