Burning Bridges to the Future
Ottawa book-burners hit Lethbridge Research Station (August 25/15) The now systematic burning of scientific libraries by Ottawa over the past three years can no longer be seen as just near-sighted policy. It has to be recognized for what it is: the active sabotage of our publically financed research and development capacity by people who do not value or understand knowledge in the public...
Read MoreNo choice for farmers
Does anybody remember that one of the promises of so-called marketing freedom was that farmers would have more choice in who they sell their grain to? Of course the customers who actually buy grain only want it in ship-load lots. That means the production from 30,000 or so acres, reliably delivered in exactly consistent lots every week. Selling directly to customers like that is just beyond the...
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