Authored by James Videle
Economic Transition Team Leader
The Humane Party of the United States
With interest in veganism and plant based eating on the rise, it is surprising to learn that animal agriculture in Canada is a huge industry that is expected to continue growing. Farm Credit Canada expects all major sectors of Canadian Agriculture to become even more robust in 2018.
Hog Sector – 12%
Beef Sector – 8%
Poultry Sector – 7% by …
New Year’s Day 2018
I am sitting on my comfy sofa in my warm home enjoying the silence and solitude as family slumbers peacefully in their beddy-byes! The only other person up and about is my kitty cat, Rosie who nudges me occasionally to let me know that her breakfast time is coming up shortly.
My thoughts turn to all animals, both human and non human, who are being exploited and therefore harmed for the sake of human wants, not needs. Our …
Reformatting, updating and re-posting of an article first published on March 2nd, 2014.
Late, last summer we went to British Columbia, Canada to attend the wedding of my nephew and his beautiful bride. It was supposed to be a wonderful event, and it was, but it certainly didn’t start out that way.
Family lore has it that at every big, family function, Anne (that would be me) will either arrive with or manage to acquire during said event, some manner of physical …
I am Canadian and it is astonishing to me that I know so little about the Commercial Seal Hunt, the roots of which run deep in the fabric of Canadian history. The only real childhood memory I have of the Seal Hunt is, funnily enough, a good one. I remember vividly the Christmas gifts of sealskin fashioned into boots, hats, change purses…. the joy that came from opening these treasures wrapped in festive paper and ribbon was palpable. Although the …
AUTHOR: Jimmy Videle, co-owner of Ferme de l’Aube
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is a term that is relatively new to our lexicon. GMOs were approved for use in Canada only in 1995. In this article we will explore and answer the following questions:
What are GMOs?
Who grows them?
Where do they exist?
Why we should say No!
Genetically Modified is Defined as:
“The introduction of new traits to an organism by making changes directly to its genetic makeup, e.g. DNA, …
Tradition is defined as:
The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.
Man, if I had a nickel for every time I heard the word “tradition” around holiday time, multiplied by my days on this earth thus far, I would be rich! Well, maybe not rich considering the cost of living and the peckish health of the Canadian dollar at this moment, but a little bit richer, monetarily speaking. People, myself included, …
