OFA welcomes Mitchell as new Ontario ag minister

 

GUELPH – Premier McGuinty has named Carol Mitchell of the Huron-Bruce riding as Ontario’s new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. She takes over from Leona Dombrowsky who held the position since 2005.
“We welcome the opportunity to work with Minister Mitchell,” says Bette Jean Crews, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). “OFA has enjoyed a good working relationship with Minister Dombrowsky, and looks forward to continuing along the same route with Minister Mitchell.”
Crews recalls Mitchell’s days as Parliamentary Assistant to the Hon. Steve Peters, now Speaker of the Legislature, when he was OMAFRA minister, and is confident Minister Mitchell has a solid base of knowledge about agriculture and food issues.
Representing the farming communities in Huron and Bruce counties, Crews feels Mitchell will be well versed on current issues and concerns facing modern agriculture. “We look forward to a smooth transition to the new minister and her staff,” Crews says.
The new minister will face some tough issues right from the outset – Business Risk Management Programs and AgriStability – when she attends the meeting of ministers from the Federal, Provincial and Territorial levels early in February
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Contact:        Bette Jean Crews 613-921-0597; Don McCabe 519-331-6175;
                        Mark Wales 519-773-6706
 
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