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Smoke from wildfires burning in the area fills the air at a farm west of Vanderhoof, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

August 24, 2026

3 ways to improve Canada’s wildfire advisory capacity

Ataharul Chowdhury, University of Guelph; Khondokar H. Kabir, University of Guelph, and Ranjan Datta, Mount Royal University

Producers often turn to online peer networks and experts when something goes wrong. However, online misinformation is drowning out the legitimate advice.

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto on June 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

July 30, 2026

Canada’s new food security strategy invests in technology but overlooks the people who help farmers use it

Khondokar H. Kabir, University of Guelph and Ataharul Chowdhury, University of Guelph

Ottawa’s $3-billion National Food Security Strategy funds greenhouses, food terminals and processing plants, but not the advisors who help farmers put any of it to work.

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