Why are so many food processing plants leaving Canada for the U.S.?

The West Block
18/04/2019 10 min
Why are so many food processing plants leaving Canada for the U.S.?

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BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN CANADA IS VANISHING BECAUSE OF TAXES AND REGULATIONS.  AND ONE OF THOSE AREAS WHERE INVESTMENT IS DOWN IS IN FOOD PRODUCTION.  RECENTLY MAPLE LEAF FOODS, THE COUNTRIES LARGEST PORK PROCESSOR ANNOUNCED IT WAS BUILDING ITS NEW MEATLESS FOOD PROCESSING PLANT IN INDIANA.  A LOSS OF ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED JOBS AND MILLIONS MORE IN LOST REVENUE.  WHAT DO THESE LOSSES MEAN FOR CANADA’S FOOD INDUSTRY?

GUEST: SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS, PROFESSOR OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND POLICY AT DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY.
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