Insights and Stories of Dave Bedard

Sep. 3, 2014 at 2:57 pm CDT

The major makers of neonicotinoid pesticides are the targets in a proposed class action suit on behalf of Canadian beekeepers and honey producers, alleging negligence and claiming over $450 million in damages. Siskinds, a London, Ont. law firm specializing in class actions, filed a statement of claim Tuesday in Ontario […]

By Dave Bedard

Aug. 8, 2014 at 6:35 pm CDT

Russia’s retaliatory sanctions on Canadian agrifood, while disappointing from where Manitoba’s pork producers sit, aren’t expected to hurt the sector in the near term. Following a declaration from President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday confirmed the government has “completely banned the importation” of beef, […]

By Dave Bedard

Jun. 20, 2014 at 5:57 pm CDT

Updated, June 23, 2014 — Binding terms are now in place for a few years’ labour peace between Canadian National Railway (CN) and its conductors and yardpeople. CN announced Friday it has received, and will “immediately” start carrying out, the decisions made by federally-appointed arbitrator Michel Picher. Picher’s rulings are binding […]

By Dave Bedard

Jun. 4, 2014 at 6:30 pm CDT

With about a year and a half to go before a federal election, the opposition New Democrats have mapped out a overarching food strategy roping in agriculture, rural affairs, environment and nutrition policy. NDP agriculture critic Malcolm Allen and deputy ag critic Ruth Ellen Brosseau on Wednesday launched their party’s […]

By Dave Bedard

May. 16, 2014 at 6:40 pm CDT

Four processing plants in Mexico are the first to ship beef from that country to Canada under new export certificates finalized last month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed. While Mexico’s agriculture secretariat (SAGARPA) announced in mid-February that CFIA has recognized Mexico’s federal inspection system as equivalent for beef […]

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