The Politics of Agricultural Policy-making in Canada - 9781487585303

The Politics of Agricultural Policy-making in CanadaAuthor(s): Grace Skogstad\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487585303, 978-1487585303\nSynopsis\nAgriculture has historically been a critical and sensitive area in the Canadian economy. Grace Skogstad presents a detailed study of how agricultural policy has been made in recent years at the federal provincial levels. Three initiatives serve as the focus: income stabilization a sphere in which the two levels share jurisdiction and responsibility; marketing of commodities in which federal and provincial governments designate a national agency and provincial boards to act as their agents and the transportation of western grain a federal responsibility. \n\n The transportation of western grain, traditionally subsided through the mechanism of the Crows Nest rates, has been the cause of frequent controversy in Canadian politics. Skogstad provides an in-.