Introducing Means & Ways: A letter from the publisher, Theo Argitis

‘If you look at the Canadian experience, mainly because of a decline in the pulp and paper sector, the annual timber cut has declined by 25 per cent in the last 20 years – but our fire impacts are going up because many of our forests are simply dying,’ says Forest Products Association of Canada CEO Derek Nighbor.

Rural communities are key to Canada's prosperity and high-speed internet access is critical for economic growth

At a policy decision on Wednesday, the Bank of Canada kept its policy rate unchanged at the current prohibitively high levels (with the overnight rate at five per cent) but indicated it will cut as early as June, should inflation data continue to show signs of easing between now and then.

Thought leaders from across Canada exchanged their perspectives on the rural socio-economic landscape at Wednesday’s discussion on Parliament Hill.