I'd love to see small local producers again... like we used to have.
I work in agriculture. There are small local producers in Canada, though it may be hard to find them if you live in a bigger city. We have the same amount of farmers per capita as the US (though our farms tend to be bigger). We also employ more people in the agricultural sector (2% vs 1.6%).
There is a trend that farmers vanish and the land is bought up buy big companies, but this isn't just a Canadian trend. Happens in the US, EU, SA, Asia and so on. It's a global trend.
I want less regulation and less government interference.
I mean you praise the EU which has way more regulations and government interference compared to Canada ... doesn't seem that you want "less regulations and less government". Canada has less regulations. That's why you are able to buy shitty food in big box stores. This wouldn't fly in the EU because they have certain laws and regulations against that.
My position is to vote with your wallet. I grew up in a small town in Saskatchewan. My parents are farmers. I know where to get the good stuff and it's certainly not at Superstore, Walmart or even Costco.
I don't know where you live, but there is certainly a website for your area with locally made goods. I can drive to Saskatoon and buy beef at Walmart which was frozen and transported from some mega farm in Alberta or I can drive just a little bit farther and get locally produced meat at the Pine View Farms or the Farmyard Market. You pay a little bit more, but for me it's worth it.
I work in agriculture. There are small local producers in Canada, though it may be hard to find them if you live in a bigger city. We have the same amount of farmers per capita as the US (though our farms tend to be bigger). We also employ more people in the agricultural sector (2% vs 1.6%).
There is a trend that farmers vanish and the land is bought up buy big companies, but this isn't just a Canadian trend. Happens in the US, EU, SA, Asia and so on. It's a global trend.
I mean you praise the EU which has way more regulations and government interference compared to Canada ... doesn't seem that you want "less regulations and less government". Canada has less regulations. That's why you are able to buy shitty food in big box stores. This wouldn't fly in the EU because they have certain laws and regulations against that.
I have a master in mechanical engineering. I develop and build the next generation of agricultural machines, speak autonomous agricultural machines.
My position is to vote with your wallet. I grew up in a small town in Saskatchewan. My parents are farmers. I know where to get the good stuff and it's certainly not at Superstore, Walmart or even Costco.
I don't know where you live, but there is certainly a website for your area with locally made goods. I can drive to Saskatoon and buy beef at Walmart which was frozen and transported from some mega farm in Alberta or I can drive just a little bit farther and get locally produced meat at the Pine View Farms or the Farmyard Market. You pay a little bit more, but for me it's worth it.