Insights and Stories on Agriculture Minister

Mar. 3, 2025 at 8:34 am CST

Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay says he won't seek reelection in the coming election.

By Gord Gilmour

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

Oct. 18, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

Incoming Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has brought a former provincial agriculture minister back to the cabinet table to handle the ag file. Ron Kostyshyn, who from 2012 to 2016 was then-premier Greg Selinger’s ag minister while serving as MLA for the northwestern riding of Swan River, was sworn in Wednesday […]

By Dave Bedard

Apr. 24, 2023 at 7:45 pm CDT

Prince Edward Island’s former agriculture minister is again its current ag minister, in a post-election cabinet shuffle by returning Premier Dennis King. Bloyce Thompson, MLA for the district of Stanhope-Marshfield since 2019 and ag minister from 2019 until last summer, was again appointed April 14 as King’s minister of agriculture, […]

By Dave Bedard