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Any New Big Initiative in Canadian Agricultural Policy is a Non-starter

Philip Shaw
By  Philip Shaw , DTN Columnist
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Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland released the federal budget in Ottawa which proposed $52.9 billion of new spending over five years, including 8.5 billion in new spending for housing. To fund much of this spending, the government is increasing capital gains taxes by boosting the inclusion rate to 66% of the gain over $250,000. (Canada House of Commons by Saffron-Blaze, CC-BY-SA-3.0; Chrystia Freeland by Alex-Guibord, CC-BY-ND-2.0-DEED)
DTN Contributing Analyst Philip Shaw says there was budget talk about increased funding for Canadian biofuels as well as artificial intelligence and its application to agriculture. He added with an election not until October of 2025, the Liberal government is trying...

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Philip Shaw

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