Insights and Stories on Blockades

ICE weekly outlook: In canola, volatility is order of the day, for now

Mar. 4, 2020 at 7:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Expect the canola market, along with other grains and oilseeds, to remain volatile for the time being, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “A lot of the markets right now are extremely erratic because of the coronavirus. I think it’s being blown out of proportion, but […]

CN faces grain export backlog of 10,000 carloads, CEO says

Mar. 3, 2020 at 5:42 pm CST

By Allison Lampert

CN starts calling back laid-off employees

Feb. 28, 2020 at 11:09 pm CST

By Allison Lampert

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

Feb. 26, 2020 at 10:09 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Protestors put up new rail, road barricades in wake of arrests

Feb. 25, 2020 at 12:56 pm CST

By Denise Paglinawan Steve Scherer

OPP clear rail blockade, arrest 10

Feb. 24, 2020 at 8:31 am CST

Tyendinaga, Ont. | Reuters — Ontario Provincial Police on Monday made 10 arrests and cleared a rail blockade that had been stopping freight and passenger traffic for almost three weeks on one of the country’s busiest lines. OPP secured the area just east of Belleville, Ont., Canadian National Railway Co […]

By Chris Helgren

Trudeau demands rail blockades be lifted

Feb. 21, 2020 at 4:07 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday demanded aboriginal protesters lift rail blockades that are hurting the economy and made clear police should, if necessary, enforce injunctions to remove the obstacles. Trudeau also told a news conference that the Liberal government’s talks with various indigenous leaders […]

By Kelsey Johnson Steve Scherer

Feed weekly outlook: Softening barley market to stabilize

Feb. 20, 2020 at 5:56 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada have softened over the past few weeks, but should stabilize as the spring approaches. “I don’t think there’s a lot of potential to push this thing much higher, and I don’t think the bottom will fall out either. What you see is […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Police cautious on rail blockades due to legacy of past violence

Feb. 20, 2020 at 5:40 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — As a blockade of Canada’s rail lines drags on and the economic impact deepens, police aware of the bitter legacy created by past fatal clashes with indigenous protesters have chosen not to clear the tracks by force. For the past two weeks, campaigners blocked rail lines […]

By David Ljunggren

Fraser: Rail blockades should be a lesson for all

Feb. 20, 2020 at 2:18 pm CST

Our latest so-called national crisis led to calls for police to arrest protesters and tear down blockades, but perhaps we should be thinking about how to prevent conflicts like this from happening in the first place. It’s amazing how much can change in just a few days. Canada’s Agriculture Day […]

By D.C. Fraser

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