Patronage at its worst in Canadian grains leadership
Calvin Daniels condemns Elwin Hermanson appointment as chief commissioner of the Canadian Grains Commission as patronage. He argues the Conservatives aim to broaden the commission’s mandate to aid industry players over farmers and to drop security bonds for grain dealers, risking farmer protection until after a federal election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Harper
Elwin Hermanson
Canadian Grains Commission
Hermanson
Saskatchewan Reform Party
Reform Party
New Conservatives
Saskatchewan
New Democrats
The
Grains Commission
Gerry Ritz
Harper and Ritz
Grain Commission
Commission
Random Acts of Kindness Across the Globe
A 1967 Moroccan travel memory remembers a hungry hitchhiker whose last dirham bought a bowl of soup paid by a stranger in a cafe. The piece then highlights the Coffee Angel, a Toronto mother who funds strangers’ orders at Tim Hortons, spreading small acts of kindness to spark positive energy and maybe a chain reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas Mountains
Morocco
Canada
Israel
Palestine
Toronto
Tim Hortons
Globe and Mail
Also Mentioned on This Page
Calvin Daniels
Merc Eries
Terrie Welwood
Mts.net
Cindy Ruston
Debra Jackson Russellbanner
Canad
Tim Horton’s