Farmers face higher costs as Ottawa reshapes farm policy
The article notes Ottawa aims to divest from Prairie pastures, close Winnipeg’s Grain Commission service, and push lab testing to Weyburn, signaling rising costs for farmers and shifting consumer awareness of Canada’s food security. It warns of winners and losers and questions if private labs will raise prices while government cuts strain services.
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Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Canadian Grain Commission
Winnipeg
Weyburn
National Farmers Union
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Ottawa
Cooking Made Us Smarter Than Ancient Greeks
A columnist argues modern humans are dominant due to cooking which freed time for language, art, and science. It contrasts ancient Greeks and today, cites Gerald Crabtree on collective IQ, and jokes about Segways and public figures while noting Socrates would mock the device.
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Gerald Crabtree
Stanford University
Crabtree
Athens
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Donald Trump
Rob Ford
Sarah Palin
Mister Crabtree
Wall Street
Mister Trump
Lindsay Lohan
Earth
George W. Bush
Ebay
Canada