Philip Shaw's work is published across Canada and the United States. He is an accomplished speaker, journalist, commodity market commentator, agricultural economist and farmer from Dresden, Ontario, Canada.
Stephen Harper must think he is dreaming. A year ago he was trying the defeat the Liberal government only to miss by one Jim Cadman vote. A year later he is Prime Minister. There is no talk of a “secret agenda”. Poll numbers say he is set to win again, this time with a majority….
Continue ReadingIt’s been a busy spring. Wheat looks good, corn is getting greener and the soybeans are going in the ground. Not so sure about the new Canadian agricultural policy. Check it out Under the Agridome. How about that Enron trial last week. Is that sort of thing over. Or will we see that type of…
Continue ReadingLast month we got a softwood lumber deal with the United States and a loonie reaching over 90 cents US. One farmer asked me last week whether corn was dealt away for softwood lumber. I told him I didn’t think so. In the murky world of Canada US relations how would you know? For corn…
Continue ReadingABC’s of the Nuke story in the Persian Gulf. A. K.Enamul Haque Ph. D. World politics has become hot again. Iran is defying the UN, Chad is angry at Sudan, France is angry at the Sudan. Nepal is still in trouble, a suicide squad has just attacked Tel Aviv. Afghanistan is still hot while in…
Continue ReadingWhere were you in 1978? In the year 2006 that almost seems pre-historic. Many of you reading this piece weren’t even here in 1978. But I was, dancing into the disco night at the University of Guelph. So what’s so special about 1978? It just so happens with our dollar challenging 90 cents US, that’s…
Continue ReadingIt’s that time again. Late April is the time of year when I blow the dust off the corn planter. It brings back memories of the harvest of 2004 when I hauled thousands of bushels out of the field sold at over $4.00 a bushel. Unfortunately that memory seemed to have got lost in the…
Continue ReadingNext week at this time my economist buddies will be on the lip of their seat anticipating the first Conservative federal budget since the early 1990’s. What’s up? What’s down? Will they actually cut the hated GST by 1%? For Stephen Harper is has been a long time coming. He is a bit of an…
Continue ReadingNext week at this time my economist buddies will be on the lip of their seat anticipating the first Conservative federal budget since the early 1990’s. What’s up? What’s down? Will they actually cut the hated GST by 1%? For Stephen Harper is has been a long time coming. He is a bit of an…
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