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Agricultural Subsidies in Canada: 1992-2001, Data Tables
(June 13, 2002) Agricultural Subsidies in Canada: 1992-2001, Data Tables Continue reading
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Agricultural Subsidies in Canada: 1992-2001 Data Summary Tables
(June 13, 2002) Agricultural Subsidies in Canada: 1992-2001 Data Summary Tables Continue reading
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Agricultural Subsidies in Canada 1992-2001
(June 13, 2002) In 2001, according to Statistics Canada, total net farm income rose 31.8% to $3.7 billion. Farmers’ earnings, however, were exceeded by direct subsidies. In addition to direct subsidies, Canada provides indirect subsidies to the agriculture sector. Over 10 years, the federal and provincial governments supplied approximately $3.53 in agricultural subsidies for every dollar earned by a Canadian farmer. No province operated a profitable farm economy over the past decade. Continue reading
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‘Pure manure’
(May 1, 2002) The following are Letters to the Editor in response to Urban Renaissance Institute’s Lawrence Solomon’s article, “Bad Rural Medicine,” published on April 25, 2002, in the National Post. Continue reading
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Visionary architects versus the bureaucrats
(April 9, 2002) William Thorsell, CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum, doesn’t need to fuss much about staying this side of the law. Continue reading
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