MP Earl Dreeshen named to Agriculture Committee

OTTAWA- Earl Dreeshen, Member of Parliament for Red Deer – Mountain View has joined the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture.

As a member of the committee, Dreeshen will continue be involved in advocating for the agriculture community, producers and value added manufacturers.

He hopes to see a continued focus on agricultural education by showing an increasingly urbanized society the role of agriculture that many Canadians take for granted.

“As one of the few places in the world that produces more food than we eat – international trade agreements are vital to the continued success of the agriculture industry in Canada,” Dreeshen said. “We have some of the best products and the most effective processes in the world. Expanding markets for these products should be a priority for our federal government.” Our main goal, as Opposition Members in this Committee, is to make sure the Agriculture community gets the support they need,” said Dreeshen. “Unfortunately, the Liberal Government doesn’t have many people with experience in this industry and have shown a lack of interest in listening to producers when developing policy.”