Time for the Commons ag committee to stop ‘playing with fluff’

Instead of endless meetings on such ethereal topics as the food supply chain or a national food strategy, Parliament’s key agricultural committee needs to start dealing with the bread and butter issues that affect farmers where they live

by BARRY WILSON

Watching Parliament through the lens of mainstream media is to imagine that national politics revolves around the drama of daily Question Period and subsequent Parliament Hill mob scenes that set the political agenda.

What minister misspoke herself today? Is Justin Trudeau really the new Messiah? How dare you say that? Blah blah blah.

Better Farming - November 2012