Insights and Stories of Karen Briere

Senate amendment to Bill C-282 could render it useless

Nov. 8, 2024 at 11:21 am CST

A Senate committee amendment to supply management protection bill Bill C-282 means it will be vulnerable to an opposition filibuster if it makes it back to the House of Commons.

Report finds 6.8 billion litres of milk discarded since 2012

Oct. 18, 2024 at 3:00 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

Land values continue to rise: FCC

Oct. 8, 2024 at 1:03 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

Senators told biosecurity bill C-275 is really about trespassing

Oct. 2, 2024 at 1:50 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

Saskatchewan pilot hunting program to help with wildlife damage

Sep. 20, 2024 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

NWT closes Unity elevator for foreseeable future

Sep. 20, 2024 at 4:19 pm CDT

North West Terminal Ltd. in Unity, Saskatchewan, has idled its grain elevator after several years of losses.

By Karen Briere

Provincial associations commit funds to new facility

Sep. 17, 2024 at 4:03 pm CDT

Four organizations announced funding for the planned Global Agriculture Technology Exchange in Winnipeg Sept. 17.

By Karen Briere

Researchers call for rapid adaptation to global trade environment

Sep. 17, 2024 at 2:27 pm CDT

Canada must prepare for a future featuring a less friendly trade environment, says a new policy note authored by two leading policy analysts. Al Mussell and Ted Bilyea, researchers at Agri-Food Economic Systems Research, said the recent action by China on Canadian canola illustrates their point.

By Karen Briere

Grain commission revokes Purely Canada licence

Aug. 28, 2024 at 12:18 pm CDT

The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the licences of Purely Canada Foods.

By Karen Briere

Jasper fires force trains to go slow

Jul. 26, 2024 at 4:30 pm CDT

The Canadian National Railway line through Jasper, Alta,. is open, but trains are moving slowly due to the wildfire that destroyed a significant part of the community this week. The implications for grain movement are unknown, but unloads are already down at the port of Vancouver.

By Karen Briere

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