DECEMBER 2023 3 CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS DECEMBER 2023 | V.44 | N.05 4 Executive Director’s Message 5 Strikes—the cost of doing business 10 Keepin’ it real 12 Clearing the air on carbon tax 19 The winter 2023-2024 plans for CN and CPKC 25 What’s new in the Canadian ag labour market? 30 By the numbers INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Ag Growth International | www.aggrowth.com . . . . . . . . .31 Agvise Laboratories | www.agvise.com. . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Bayer Crop Science Canada | www.cropscience.bayer.ca. . . . . .21 CAAR | www.caar.org/training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hi Tech Installations Ltd. | www.hitechinstallations.info. . . . . .11 Marcus Construction | www.marcusconstruction.com. . . . . . 29 Meridian Manufacturing Inc. | meridianmfg.com. . . . . . . .2, 32 5-9 The right to strike Regardless of the industry, Canadian labourers are hitting the pavement on strike more often now than in pre-COVID times, and much of it is affecting the ag industry. Learn what is driving the phenomenon. 19-24 It’s the wintertime plan It’s that time of the year when CN and the CPKC are transporting grain across Canada. But what issues are causing concern for the railroads that could prevent on-time delivery? pepifoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus photo imamember/iStock/Getty Images Plus photo Khaosai Wongnatthakan/iStock/Getty Images Plus photo 12-18 Carbon tax and what it actually means It’s another tax to be concerned about; but just what do we know about it? Read our primer and learn all the things you were afraid to ask about carbon tax.
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