Protecting Canadian Agriculture with CFA President Keith Currie

Описание: As Canada prepares for renewed trade negotiations with the United States and Mexico, Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie joins the Progress Canada Podcast to explain what’s at stake for farmers, food producers, and Canada’s economic sovereignty.

We discuss how Canadian agriculture has fared under the current CUSMA agreement, why the sector is calling for a full 16-year renewal, and how trade uncertainty, dispute resolution, and political instability south of the border directly affect farmers’ ability to invest, grow, and compete.

Currie breaks down why enforceable dispute mechanisms matter when dealing with much larger trading partners and what Canadian negotiators must get right to protect agri-food supply chains.

The conversation also looks beyond trade to the structural challenges facing Canadian agriculture, including labour shortages, protecting prime farmland as national infrastructure projects expand, and the need to drive innovation in the face of climate pressures and rising input costs.

Throughout, Currie makes the case for treating agriculture not just as an industry, but as a key pillar of Canada's national resilience.

Topics include:
Canadian agriculture • Canadian Federation of Agriculture • CUSMA • Canada–US trade • Agricultural trade • Food security • Dispute resolution • Prime farmland • Impact Assessment Act • Farm labour shortages • Temporary foreign workers • Agricultural innovation • Climate resilience • Economic sovereignty

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