This week

Spoke in the House on Canadian Co-operatives Mr. Speaker, with some 9,000 co-ops, 18 million members and some net worth of $350 billion or $360 billion, I think co-ops have a great foundation ...

Mentioned by Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre Waiting for Apple Support Ontario Agriculture Minister Ted McMeekin says he has talked to his federal counterpart Gerry Ritz who says the federal government is prepared to help farmers who had their crops damaged by frost last month. Gilroy -- whose apple crop near Meaford ...

Mentioned by Herald Federal gov't launches 'Canada Brand' food promotion - Moose Jaw Times At the South Hill Fine Foods store in Moose Jaw on Friday, Palliser member of Parliament Ray Boughen announced a new initiative, Canada Brand, which is promoting Canadian food products on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

A week ago

Mentioned by Herald Cuts to CFIA will put consumers at risk - Blue Mountains Courier Although MP Gerry Ritz (yes the same Gerry Ritz who joked that the 23 Canadians who died of listeriosis had suffered death "by a thousand cold cuts") assured Canadians front-line inspectors would not be affected, we are left to wonder how you can take ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, what a great question. I want to thank the member for his work on the agriculture committee. Of course, Canadians and consumers know we ...

Voted No on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Voted Yes on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Mentioned by Western Producer (subscription) Meat safety allegation stinks of road kill On a CBC television panel hours after the news release was issued, rural Ontario Conservative MP Pierre Lemieux, parliamentary secretary to agriculture minister Gerry Ritz, said the allegation was an “insult” to farmers, packers and meat inspectors.

Spoke in the House on Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, as usual, the NDP has it completely upside down and backwards. We are working with our major trading partner, the United States, to harmonize ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture Mr. Speaker, western Canadian farmers have worked with Alliance Grain over the last number of years. Murad Al-Katib and his great team at Alliance Grain have ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, I can assure the member opposite and all Canadians that their food is safe. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency continues to play a major ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Agriculture Mr. Speaker, this side is very proud of the work we have done on behalf of Canadian producers and processors. They are exporting record amounts throughout ...

Spoke in the House on Foreign Investment Mr. Speaker, the first adjudicators of this deal will be the shareholders of Viterra, who will vote sometime in late May, I understand. At the same ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, the member opposite is new to the file. I would be happy to have the department brief her on any of these issues at ...

Mentioned by Post Fiscal realities - Regina Leader By Ralph Goodale, The Leader-Post May 6, 2012 11:00 PM In his May 2 letter entitled "A balanced approach", Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz criticizes the work done by Liberals in the 1990s to restore fiscal responsibility to the government of Canada.

Mentioned by Post Fiscal realities - Regina Leader By Ralph Goodale, The Leader-Post May 7, 2012 2:04 AM In his May 2 letter entitled "A balanced approach", Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz criticizes the work done by Liberals in the 1990s to restore fiscal responsibility to the government of Canada.

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Government bill C-18 An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts

Statements in the House