Agri-Food

Federal Agriculture Cuts: Seeds of Austerity Parliamentarians argue that underfunding agricultural science compromises national food sovereignty and long-term rural economic survival.

Parliamentarians argue that underfunding agricultural science compromises national food sovereignty and long-term rural economic survival.

Federal Agriculture Cuts: Seeds of Austerity

Jamie Bell Apr 26, 2026

Budget cuts to federal agricultural research are leaving Canadian farmers exposed to severe, escalating climate change threats.

The $2.76 Safety Net Charles Félix-Ross: "Producers are good managers. They can manage risk, but they can't manage a war or an exceptional weather event," said Charles-Félix Ross, general manager of the Union des producteurs agricoles, adding that federal research cuts compound the lack of on-farm resilience tools.