Category Archives: Agriculture (Rural)

Martin versus the old economy

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Other News Sources
In presenting his vision for the country in Montreal last week, incoming Prime Minister Paul Martin rightly extolled the New Economy and the importance of using capital efficiently. Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture (Rural) | Leave a comment

Peace Coffee: Changing the world a cup at a time

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Other News Sources

(October 25, 2008) Every morning, Andy Lambert, a local Olympian in the sustainable-development movement, straps on his helmet, mounts his bicycle and begins a 20-mile ride that will take him, bike trailer in tow, to several stores, coffee shops and food cooperatives where he’ll deliver about 300 pounds of “Peace Coffee.” Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture (Rural) | Leave a comment

Strategic voting in Canada: A cross time analysis

Posted on January 1, 2004 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(January 1, 2004) This paper investigates strategic voting in Canada. We test the standard expected utility model, as developed by McKelvey and Ordeshook (1972), across four federal elections. Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture (Rural) | Leave a comment

New report on farm subsidies

Posted on April 24, 2003 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(April 24, 2003) The study, Agricultural Subsidies in Canada:1990-1999 by Lawrence Solomon and Jessica Zippin, was released June 22, 2000. Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture (Rural) | Leave a comment

NAFTA greens us up

Posted on December 11, 2002 by Other News Sources

(December 11, 2002) It’s NAFTA’s 10th anniversary and what a great decade for the environment it’s been. Sulphur dioxide emissions are down, ground level ozone levels are down, inhalable airborne particle levels are down and energy efficiency is up. Our air is clearer, our water is cleaner and, as a by-product, we’re healthier, too. Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture (Rural), Agriculture (Urban), Energy, Forestry, Mining, Native fisheries, NaturalResources_Water | Leave a comment