Agriculture and Agri-Food

Strahl makes election campaign stops in North

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008

Cabinet minister Chuck Strahl swung through the Yukon and Northwest Territories this week to back Conservative candidates running in the Oct. 14 federal election.

Food scientists' union joins opposition calls for Ritz's firing

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008

The union representing Canada's food scientists and inspectors issued its own call on Friday for Stephen Harper to fire federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, saying he has "repeatedly disappointed" those who work for him during the listeriosis crisis.

The NDP - Syntax You Can Vote For!

small dead animals (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008

Helen Kormendy - NDP candidate for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon "I guess the only thing that’s different about me too with Chuck Strahl is that I’m educated.”...

NDP Candidate says difference between her and Chuck Strahl is that she's "educated"

BIG BLUE WAVE (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008

Steve Janke quotes Pique Newsmagazine But what really separates Kormendy from [Conservative MP Chuck Strahl] is education, according to her. “I guess the only thing that's different about me too with Chuck Strahl is that I'm educated,” she said. “Not to say he isn’t in a formal way, I have three degrees. “He comes out of a high school and goes into the workforce. I come out of high school, I work...

Guyana boosts exports to Canada

Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008

Guyana's agriculture sector has surpassed its export production target to Canada and the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) is moving to attract even more investment in the sector from that North American country.

Crown Corporations to Consider Personal Integrity of Persons Applying for Financial Assistance

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- 09/06/08 -- Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and the Honourable Michael M Fortier, Minister of International Trade, on behalf of the Government of Canada, today announced new considerations that will apply to the procedure..

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Crown Corporations to Consider Personal Integrity of Persons Applying for Financial Assistance - Market Wire

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Government of Yukon: Canada and Yukon Fund Water Supply System in Haines Junction

Market Wire - Government: National (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

WHITEHORSE, YUKON (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, and the Honourable Archie Lang, Yukon Minister of Community Services, today announced funding for improvements to Haines Junction's water supply system.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Government of Canada Invests in Yukon Geological Mapping

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

WHITEHORSE, YUKON (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, today announced $1.4 million for new and ongoing geoscience projects in Yukon.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Canada and Nunavut Partner to Strengthen Community Infrastructure Across Nunavut

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, with the Honourable Levinia Brown, Minister of Community and Government Services, Government of Nunavut, today announced $24.4 million in joint funding to support economic and community projects in Nunavut communities.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Media Advisory: Government of Canada

Market Wire - Government: National (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Please be advised that the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians will be available to the media with the Honourable Paul Okalik, Premier of Nunavut and Paul Kaludjak, President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) following a signing event.

Innovotech Inc.: Innovotech Receives Funding to Develop "Green" Disinfectants

Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech: Biotech (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008

EDMONTON, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Innovotech (TSX VENTURE: IOT) has received a $474,786 contract over two years from the Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The program is administered in Alberta through the Agriculture and Food Council. The contract will evaluate and potentially commercialize a group of naturally occurring agents for the...

Minister Ritz Misleads Canadians | PSAC

Leftnews.org (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008

–The union that represents workers who inspect our food (the Agriculture Union of the Public Service Alliance of Canada) says that the government continues a practice of insisting that industry regulate itself. The government does not have the requirement of having inspectors on the floor of the plant. “The inspector responsible for the Maple Leaf plant [...]

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: The Government of Canada Invests $3M in Oilseed Research

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008

THETFORD MINES, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Secretary of State (Agriculture) and MP for Megantic-L'Erable, today announced that the Government of Canada is contributing $3 million in funding to the Industrial Oil Seed Network (IOSN) under the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP).

• The Government of Canada Invests $3M in Oilseed Research - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

Ontario Considering Hiring More Food Inspectors, Meat Irradiation Following Rise In Listeria-Related Deaths

VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008

As the number of listeria victims climb up to 29 across Canada, Ontario's Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ministry vowed to redouble its efforts in improving food safety measures across the province. On top of the measures will be the hiring of additional full-time meat inspectors and permission to irradiate meat to cut bacteria that cause food-borne ailments.

INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS CANADA: Media Advisory: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008

YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (MARKET WIRE) Please be advised that the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, along with the Honourable Robert R. McLeod, Northwest Territories Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, will make an important announcement regarding the Northwest Territories' economy...