The loss of Hudson’s Bay stores at London’s two landmark shopping malls will leave massive holes in the city’s retail space that won’t be easy to fill, experts say. But look for a diverse mix from office to entertainment, culture and community, and even some smaller retail offerings to fill the void, they agree, as […]
A Free Press reader says "Americans appear to have become sheep falling in line with President Donald Trump's new false faith."
The AAA estimated that animal activist groups will earn about $800 million in the U.S. in 2024 from charitable donations by its members.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance is a pro-livestock industry group established in the United States to counter the ‘rise’ of animal activism in the U.S. Like many US industry groups that dwarf their Canadian equivalent, they try to include Canada in their scope, to be polite. Read More
I have lived in three distinct farming communities in Ontario over five decades, and always there have been local rumours about secretive background investors in farms and farmland. But I have never seen any direct proof. Read More
When I see collections of old but working farm equipment on display at this time of year, at fairs and events, I often think about the ‘ghost in the machine.’ Read More
All corporations in that ‘other world’ – the urban one – have to produce a balance sheet generally once a year, especially if they are publicly traded. When they do so, they will automatically list their assets and liabilities. And in the assets they may automatically break out ‘intangible assets’, a category of asset that is invisible. Read More
The attached graphic is an interactive map showing oil and gas wells in Ontario, located at geohub.lio.gov.on.ca. If you run your cursor over the various pins, it will give more details about each well. But don’t bother. Read More
There is a 100 per cent chance of weather, and there is a good chance that someone is going to make money off of it, a decent chance that they will be wrong, and less and less chance that any human is involved to blame. Read More
The provincial government recently announced the appointment of MPP Rob Flack as the new minister of farming, agriculture and agribusiness, replacing current agriculture minister Lisa Thompson, who will remain in the frame as the newly minted minister of rural affairs. Read More
It’s been beetle mania around here this year and I am not talking about John, Paul, George or Ringo. Read More
Germany recently became the first country to legalize cannabis in the European Union, which is noteworthy in that Europe is usually the trendsetter, and yet Canada legalized recreational cannabis more than five years ago. Read More