Social Democrats of the North: William Irvine
This Scottish-born preacher turned politician helped lay the foundation for early social democratic electoral success in Alberta and across Canada.
Farming and Agriculture
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Social Democrats of the North: E.A. Partridge
A pioneer of Canadian prairie socialism, E.A. Partridge was a radical farmer who organized Saskatchewan grain growers in the face of rampant price fixing.
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Supply management and the folly of the TPP
Supply management allows Canadian farmers to plan for the future and to stay the course. This, in turn, allows Canada a degree of food security and food sovereignty that is remarkable.
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The unsung merits of supply management
Because of widespread consolidation in the food industry, farmers have little choice but to take the price being offered by the buyer, regardless of whether or not it covers their costs.
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It is time to confront Canada’s staple trap
Perversely, governments get captured by the staple industry and lock the country in. Our currency becomes a petro-dollar, our state a petro-state.
