Gord Gilmour

1 month ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Gord Gilmour

Part of Canada’s tariff response must be fixing the internal handicap of interprovincial trade. At last calculation, the barriers between provinces were the equivalent of a 6.9 per cent tariff. Until there is both enabling legislation and regulatory framework, including access to supply managed supplies, and the much-needed infrastructure is in place, it is highly unlikely that growth across the nation can occur.

2 months ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Gord Gilmour

While we’re all likely distracted by the twin political soap operas of the Trump presidency and our own looming federal election, this week is a reminder there are more important issues far closer to home. It’s once again Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, an opportunity to remind oneself that farming might be a rewarding vocation, but it’s also a dangerous business. The numbers are grim.

Mar 6, 2025 | agcanada.com | Gord Gilmour

The continuing soap opera-like saga of North American trade continued to unfold today with more ups, downs and unexpected twists than a telenovela. First we were digging in for an extended trade war. Then Mexico was getting an exemption even as Canadian officials were being publicly baited by senior members of the U.S. administration. Then finally Canada was granted the same exemption status — but it appears this is just a pause, not a reset, to the Trump trade game.

Mar 4, 2025 | agcanada.com | Gord Gilmour

Canada has immediately applied retaliatory tariffs, but the true scope of the fallout from this action is yet to be determined. Most experts agree that Canadian agriculture will suffer. In 2023 Canada sent more than US $40 billion of agricultural goods to the U.S., chief among them commodities like beef, pork and canola oil. And Canada is the No. 2 market for U.S. agricultural exports with sales of US $28.4 billion in 2023, using data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Mar 1, 2025 | manitobacooperator.ca | Gord Gilmour

The Trump tsunami is roaring across the Canadian political landscape. If it feels like it’s all anyone talks about anymore, that’s because it’s the topic now firmly top-of-mind for most Canadians. That’s what the recent Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting in Ottawa heard from one of the country’s top pollsters (see story on page seven).