Insights and Stories of Dave Bedard

Nov. 19, 2024 at 4:02 pm CST

Lana Popham was named Monday as minister of agriculture post by returning Premier David Eby, following the New Democrats' whisker-thin return to majority government in the Oct. 19 election.

By Dave Bedard

Oct. 22, 2024 at 3:57 pm CDT

New Brunswick's incumbent agriculture minister and opposition ag critic are bound for a legislature under new management following Monday night's election.

By Dave Bedard

Oct. 22, 2024 at 11:27 am CDT

Pam Alexis, the minister of agriculture and food for David Eby's New Democrats since late 2022, was defeated in her constituency of Abbotsford-Mission in Saturday night's election by Conservative challenger Reann Gasper, by a spread of almost 2,700 votes.

By Dave Bedard

Aug. 16, 2024 at 6:21 pm CDT

A memorial service is planned for Aug. 23 in Chilliwack, B.C. for Chuck Strahl, the logger turned politician who served about a year and a half as federal agriculture minister in Stephen Harper's government, helping carry several of its policy plans through to completion.

By Dave Bedard

Jul. 18, 2024 at 11:31 am CDT

After Bayer’s “dream team” panel of canola breeders and developers at Ag in Motion to discuss their work on “the highest-yielding DeKalb canola hybrid yet,” an audience member posed the inevitable question: What’s next?

By Dave Bedard