Agriculture Minister

• Avian flu spread on the rise in Saskatchewan: ‘It’s very contagious for potentially all birds’

  Cases of avian flu are on the rise in Canada and across Saskatchewan. The virus is deadly to many bird species. People and other animals have a low risk of contracting it.

  Health

  May 9
  
• Quebec to introduce bill banning cat declawing, other unneeded pet surgeries

  The upcoming legislation will ban declawing, ear cropping, tail docking and devocalization surgeries for cats and dogs, unless the procedures are deemed medically necessary.

  Canada

  Mar 17
  
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• Interior Health shifts to locally grown food as part of Feed BC initiative

  On Friday, the province announced Feed BC, a new initiative to ensure more of the food served to patients at Interior Health facilities is grown, harvested or processed in B.C.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2019
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• Lyle Stewart stepping down as Sask. agriculture minister following cancer diagnosis

  Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart stepping down from cabinet following second cancer diagnosis in four years.

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2018
• Grain backlog focus of agriculture minister meeting

  Farmer’s across Saskatchewan and Western Canada have been unable to get much of their crop to market due to CP and CN Rail being unable to fill a bulk of the orders.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2018
• No charges against former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Paradis: Crown

  Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions said Monday no charges will be laid against longtime provincial politician Pierre Paradis.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2017
• Former agriculture minister leaves B.C. Liberals

  A member of the B.C. legislature says he is leaving the governing Liberal caucus over unspecified allegations.

  Politics

  Aug 15, 2016