Alexandre Silberman

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Farmers say changes to capital gains tax could complicate family transfers

Farmers say changes to capital gains tax could complicate family transfers

Jake Leguee knows the fields of his Saskatchewan grain farm well, as part of the third generation to help harvest the land. And at 36, he's already preparing to eventually transfer the business to his three young sons. "The goal of every farmer, really, especially when their kids are young, is maybe someday they'll be interested," said Leguee, who farms...

N.B. Liberal MP calls for loosened right whale protection measures to help fishermen

N.B. Liberal MP calls for loosened right whale protection measures to help fishermen

Acadie-Bathurst MP Serge Cormier says he can no longer defend his government on the issue. A northeast New Brunswick Liberal MP is joining the Maritime Fishermen's Union in calling for a better balance between protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales and allowing commercial fishing operations. Acadie-Bathurst MP Serge Cormier criticized his government for extensive closures of fishing zones that he...