While harvest for many Canadian farmers is wrapping up, Canada's Parliamentarians (Members of Parliament and Senators) are just getting back to work in Ottawa. With the September 23 Speech from the Throne, Canadians were introduced to a new session of Parliament and a renewed direction from the Trudeau government that focuses on responding to the pandemic and our country's economic recovery.
With the chaos that surrounds minority governments, coupled with the complexities that the pandemic has added to setting government policy, Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) has needed to be nimble and creative in getting the priorities of canola farmers heard in Ottawa. We have ... (read more)