No time like present for Canadian agriculture

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Conservative Agriculture critic David Anderson says that 'the success of agriculture in Canada depends on trade,' but that 'balancing Canadian agriculture interests will be a challenge.'The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Opinion

BY DAVID ANDERSON

November 14, 2016

There is an old saying, "There is no time like the present." Agriculture lives that out on a daily basis. These are interesting times for Canadian agriculture. The sheer diversity of agriculture in this country is astounding. As the House of Commons Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee holds hearing...

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