Following Prime Minister Trudeau’s resignation in January, Farms.com spoke with Tyler McCann the managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, about how the federal Liberals under Trudeau viewed the ag sector.
Two ministers, Lawrence MacAulay, and Marie-Claude Bibeau, served as the heads of AAFC under Trudeau.
Cabinet choices shouldn’t be overlooked, McCann says.
“Choosing a cabinet is one of the most important things a prime minister does because it speaks to how the prime minister views each portfolio,” McCann said. “I think the consensus would be that Trudeau didn’t put his strongest ministers in ag.”