Decision to pause a $2-billion investment in canola rattles Saskatchewan growers

Open this photo in gallery: Anthony Eliason, director of Sask Oil Seeds, looks over the snow-covered fields as at Golden Dee Farms in Saskatoon, on Feb. 13.Liam Richards/The Globe and Mail A $2-billion investment in canola processing plants in Regina - set to churn out 15,000 barrels of renewable diesel daily and create more than 2,500 long- and short-term jobs - has been put on hold as uncertainty over trade and biofuels takes hold in Canada's breadbasket. The investment, announced three years ago, was part of a rush into canola biofuels, driven by legislation to promote renewable options in the…