Across the country, all major domestic manufacturing regions saw
sharp drops ranging from 2.5 per cent in Ontario, (who saw strong increases the previous two months) Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Not exact matches
In 2016, the north ‑ east had a
sharp drop in entries, with the proportion of pupils entering at least on arts subject
ranging from 57.3 per cent in the south ‑ west and 47.8 per cent in the north east — a gap of 9.5 percentage points.
The study charts the extraordinary combination of a
sharp rise in soy production and sustained
drop in forest destruction and finds a mix of factors at work,
ranging from big food companies toughening environmental standards along their supply chains to better monitoring and enforcement.