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Contemporary Farm Income Support Policy in Canada: The Case of Prairie Agriculture since 1996

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This paper investigates the degree of provincialism, autonomous policy formulation and program implementation, in farm income support in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta after 1995. It finds that of the three prairie provinces only Alberta undertook autonomous program creation. Correspondingly, Alberta bargained for provincial discretion in federal–provincial negotiations, while Manitoba and Saskatchewan insisted that the federal government is to assume primary responsibility for farm income support. The direction that each province took in regards to program implementation and in federal–provincial negotiations stemmed to a considerable extent from the policy‐making structures the provinces created in order to engage their farm communities in policy development. In Alberta additional factors were the strong influence of rural representatives in its government and its rich public purse. In Manitoba and Saskatchewan the comparatively small government budgets and the governments' desire not to run large budget deficits were other relevant factors. Le présent article examine le degré de provincialisme, l'élaboration de politiques et la mise en place de programmes autonomes ainsi que le soutien du revenu agricole au Manitoba, en Saskatchewan et en Alberta depuis 1995. Nos résultats ont indiqué que, des trois provinces des Prairies, seule l'Alberta a procédéà la création de programmes autonomes. L'Alberta a demandé un pouvoir discrétionnaire dans les négociations fédérales‐provinciales, tandis que le Manitoba et la Saskatchewan ont insisté pour que le gouvernement fédéral assume la responsabilité principale du soutien du revenu agricole. L'orientation des provinces concernant la mise en place de programmes et les négociations fédérales‐provinciales provenait, en très grande partie, des structures d'élaboration des politiques qu'elles ont mises en place en vue de favoriser la participation de leurs collectivités agricoles au processus d'élaboration des politiques. En Alberta, la forte influence des représentants des collectivités rurales au sein du gouvernement et l'importance des fonds publics ont constitué d'autres facteurs. Au Manitoba et en Saskatchewan, des budgets gouvernementaux restreints et le souhait de ne pas enregistrer de déficits budgétaires importants ont constitué d'autres facteurs pertinents.

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  • Kevin G. Wipf, 2008. "Contemporary Farm Income Support Policy in Canada: The Case of Prairie Agriculture since 1996," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 56(4), pages 473-491, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:canjag:v:56:y:2008:i:4:p:473-491
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2008.00142.x
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    1. Andrew Schmitz, 2008. "Canadian Agricultural Programs and Policy in Transition," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 56(4), pages 371-391, December.

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