#EXCLUSIVE: On cutting agricultural emissions, the Liberal government considered following in the footsteps of the European Union which has required member states to cut fertilizer use by 20% and reduce farmland by 10%. #cdnpol
tnc.news/2023/02/01/ott…
Europe's "Farm to Fork Strategy" recently prompted the Dutch government's ambitious plan to cut nitrogen emission by a whopping 50$ via a €7.5 billion farm buyout scheme.

The move has led to widespread protests, tractor convoys and farmers clashing with authorities.
A copy of a speech delivered by Agriculture Minister Marie Claude-Bibeau to European counterparts described Canada’s emission reduction measures as “very closely aligned with the fertilizer reduction target in the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy.”
A key thing to note is that the federal government has maintained that it isn't mandating a fertilizer reduction but repeated comments such as these have prompted concerns from farmers and the fertilizer industry.
About a year after the voluntary federal target was first announced, the industry group Fertilizer Canada raised their concerns that Ottawa would follow in the footsteps of the EU, demanding that "the approach taken in Europe is not duplicated" in Canada.
Fertilizer Canada also cited "closed-door meetings" with the government where the possibility of taking the EU approach was considered.

The group also quoted deputy minister of agriculture Chris Forber allegedly saying that the imperative was to "reduce fertilizer use."
As True North reported in the first part of this series, the government has considered more forceful regulatory measures as future “policy options” should the current voluntary approach fail.

tnc.news/2023/01/30/con…
Soon after the email exchange Fertilizer Canada released a report it commissioned showing how the Canadian agriculture sector would lose billions each year should the EU approach be taken.

"It is estimated that by 2030 most Canadian exports of canola will not exist," it read.
After catching wind of the report’s release in the fall of 2021, senior Agriculture Canada officials were already rallying their troops to run a tight media operation and “develop responsive media lines."
Instead of addressing the concerns expressed by Fertilizer Canada and others, the controlled media line continued for months as a Nov. 4 2021 email from senior communications advisor stated.

“We’ll need to make sure there are 2-3 tough Qs on environment in the Q&A ."
This is the final part of the Fertilizer Files a three-part series on what internal government documents show about the Trudeau Liberals’ push to reduce fertilizer emissions.

You can read part two here: tnc.news/2023/01/31/har…
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#EXCLUSIVE: Ottawa admitted in internal discussions that the 30% fertilizer emission reduction target would unfairly target western Canadian farmers and in turn cause Canada's agricultural yields to plummet. #cdnpol

tnc.news/2023/01/31/har…
A "science-based" assessment by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada clearly found that reducing nitrogen emissions for Alberta and Prairie farmers was likely not possible "without impacting yields."
Considering the fact that western provinces account for over 90% of Canada’s canola, spring wheat and barley crops, any slight reduction could upend exports and food supply at a national level.
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Jan 31
#EXCLUSIVE: Federal documents obtained by @TrueNorthCentre show that Ottawa has considered forcing a carbon tax-like "regulatory backstop" onto farmers should voluntary agreements to reduce fertilizer emissions not meet the 30% reduction target. #cdnpol
tnc.news/2023/01/30/con…
An internal Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada policy discussion paper recommends giving consideration to a "regulatory backstop should voluntary approaches not be successful." When the federal carbon tax was introduced it was also described as a "regulatory backstop."
Farmers have expressed concerns about not being able to accurately measure fertilizer emissions.

“Estimates are based on experiments (small plots, research conditions) and may not be realized in every region or every condition at real scale,” wrote Agriculture Canada.
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Aug 31, 2022
#EXCLUSIVE: A federal event titled "Paving the Path to Digital Identity for All" claims that "a vast majority of Canadians" want digital IDs.

The claim is based on a poll by an org with close ties to a little-known gov advisory body...

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tnc.news/2022/08/31/maj…
“A vast majority of Canadians want safe and secure digital IDs to confirm their identity to access government services online seamlessly, from any device, anywhere, anytime,” the Canada School of Public Service Event explains.
The claim is sourced from a survey on Canadians' views of digital ID published by the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) – an org partnering with the Public Sector Chief Information Officer Council. (PSCIOC)

Having never heard of them, I dug further...
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Aug 30, 2022
A liberal's guide to identifying a "journalist":

✅ A JOURNALIST: A liberal who researches, writes and interviews in order to disseminate news.

❌NOT A JOURNALIST: A conservative who researches, writes and interviews in order to disseminate news.
As I have said before. Literally ANYBODY can be a journalist. It's one of the easiest things to practice and that's a good thing.

"Journalism" gatekeepers just want to feel special and superior to everyone else.
A reminder to everyone who sees this and works in the media (including myself)... In the grand scale of possible professions you could have your job is NOT HARD.

It might be shitty (every job is shitty in its own way) but at least you're not working in a salt mine in India.
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Aug 30, 2022
Is the government going to force you to "eat the bugs"?

Very unlikely.

Is there a concentrated international push to switch population consumption habits to "alternative proteins" by driving up prices of "high emission" goods?

100%

It's good to be specific.
Why force people to do something when you can make meat extremely unaffordable and a luxury?

It's funny because the powers that be don't actually want to reduce consumption they just want you to consume the products they have a stake in.
You know what would be a very effective way to drastically reduce meat consumption globally?

Encourage fasting. Of course they won't do that because A) fasting has religious overtones and B) it's actually good for you and C) it would reduce consumption (which they don't want.)
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Aug 29, 2022
#EXCLUSIVE: @TrueNorthCentre

Receipts and invoices show that Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau's official household splurged $12,125 on groceries, dining and boutique goods in July 2021 as Canadians struggle to afford their basic costs of living.

tnc.news/2022/08/29/tru…
Hundreds of receipts and invoices released to @TrueNorthCentre by the Privy Council Office show that from Mar. 2021 to Sept. 2021, the average monthly cost on groceries and dining for the prime minister’s household reached $7,861.
"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to immediately explain to taxpayers how they're racking up such a huge bill and what value taxpayers are getting for all that money," said @taxpayerDOTcom federal director @franco_nomics
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