Après des décennies de négociations et en dépit des protestations agricoles en France, l’accord de libre-échange entre l’Union européenne et le Mercosur a été signé. Il ouvre notamment de nouvelles perspectives pour l’industrie automobile européenne, tout en soulevant d’importants enjeux géopolitiques et commerciaux. Malgré les manifestations d’agriculteurs opposés à l’accord de libre-échange entre le Mercosur […]
I was quoted by the American Ag Network on farmer protests in France against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. Find out more about this and other topics I cover HERE.
Senator Patrick Brazeau is at it again. After his bill, which would add cancer warning labels to alcohol cans and bottles, failed to pass before the last election, Brazeau reintroduced his legislation earlier this year and is trying to gain enough support from fellow senators to push the bill through the Senate. Brazeau, who had a lengthy battle […]
We’re really tired of Trump’s tariffs by now, but at least there’s news out of the U.S signalling changes to the scheduling of cannabis. Elizabeth Hicks joins us to discuss it all. October 9, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Alors que la guerre commerciale insensée de Donald Trump fait des ravages sur les marchés internationaux et que le Canada reste la cible de tarifs douaniers d’envergure, le législateur québécois doit réévaluer la lourdeur de la réglementation qu’il a appliquée au cours des dernières décennies. Ce sont surtout les producteurs régionaux du Bas-Saint-Laurent, du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, de Chaudière-Appalaches, qui seront les plus durement touchés par la concurrence, car ils sont […]
This week’s episode is co-hosted with our own Elizabeth Hicks, and we can’t help but notice that after our long break, the world of international trade got a lot worse. April 17, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Giorgia Meloni, seule dirigeante européenne à entretenir un lien privilégié avec l’ex-président américain, tente de se positionner comme interlocutrice clé. Mais jusqu’où peut-elle jouer ce rôle sans compromettre sa position en Europe ? Dire que l’Europe a hérité de plus de problèmes que prévu avec le second mandat de Donald Trump relèverait de l’euphémisme. Le président […]
I was back on Forum Daily in Canada to discuss the latest announcement by President Trump to impose import tariffs on foreign agricultural products. You can watch the entire interview below:
I was featured in an article and interview by RealAgriculture, in response to my keynote speech at the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg, Canada. You find the article here and watch the entire interview below:
I was mentioned extensively in the Manitoba Co-Operator following my keynote speech at the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg, Canada. Here’s an excerpt. You can read the entire story here. “When have millions of Europeans ever been wrong?” he added, to audience laughter. Why it matters: European farmers have chafed under the bloc’s strict environmental regulations and policies, […]
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