The article’s core narrative—a strategic realignment of Canada’s agricultural policy—reveals a subtle but potent attempt to reframe the sector’s role within national discourse. It employs a “motte-and-bailey” tactic, initially framing agriculture as simply about food production (the motte), then expanding the definition to encompass strategic resources (the bailey) to create an immediate, seemingly reasonable expansion of concern. This is a classic tactic to manufacture urgency. The article lean...