Yesterday

Didn't vote on Vote #692 That this House do now adjourn.

Didn't vote on Vote #691 That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, commencing upon the adoption of ...

Didn't vote on Vote #690 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “Fridays” and substituting the following: ...

Didn't vote on Vote #689 on Bill C-463 Amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses)

Didn't vote on Vote #688 That, in the opinion of the House, anaphylaxis is a serious concern for an increasing number of Canadians ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Agriculture Mr. Speaker, the member opposite has it all wrong. What the agricultural department is doing is looking to reduce costs in IT, human resources, asset management, ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, absolutely nothing could be further from the truth. The member for Guelph constantly leaves farmers in the cold himself. They did that for years, ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, the hypothetical situation presented would depend on a variety of factors, including personnel availability, salary demands on the employer, technical support staff requirements, bees, ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Employment Mr. Speaker, this government recognizes the need down on the farm for temporary foreign workers. That is why it has been set aside from any of ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture Mr. Speaker, it is too bad the member for Guelph was not here in 2005 when his counterparts actually did this without those types of studies ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate the member for Wascana is several months behind on this file. We have done exactly that. I have had meetings, face ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, the member opposite should be aware that I was on the ground consulting with the very industries he was consulting with some six weeks ...

Spoke in the House on Food Safety Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the NDP members continue to do faulty research. They have their numbers wrong. We as a government continue to build ...

Mentioned by mysask.com (press release) Protest against GM alfalfa outside Ritz's office Opponents of genetically modified alfalfa protested outside the offices of Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Gerry Ritz Tuesday at noon. Opponents of genetically-modified alfalfa took their message to the streets of North Battleford Tuesday at noon. They converged ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Lloydminster Source Local MPs happy with federal budget ... of action for the next fiscal year, as Leon Benoit, MP for Vegreville—Wainwright, and Gerry Ritz MP for Battlefords—Lloydminster, both agree that the Canada Job Grant and added money for infrastructure will benefit Lloydminster and the surrounding areas.

Mentioned by Sun News Network Feds to explore options to halt illegal shark fin imports NDP MP Fin Donnelly put forward a private member's bill focused on addressing the import of shark fins that was narrowly voted down in the Commons on Wednesday. A spokesman for Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Thursday the government is still ...

Mentioned by NorthumberlandView.ca Report Confirms Agriculture Sector's Continued Growth and Economic Value “Farm performance overall continues to remain strong as the industry becomes more competitive, innovative, and profitable,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “The report shows that the agriculture and agri-food sector continues to be internationally focused ...

Mentioned by Beacon News (blog) Alberta agricultural sector receives $406M boost The Canada-Alberta Growing Forward 2 agreement is officially in effect, as announced by Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Alberta's Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson. The $406 million investment provides Alberta's farmers and the agricultural food ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Saskatchewan 2012 Thank you, Mr. Chair. I certainly welcome the points made by my colleagues at this end of the table. I certainly welcome the dissenting report by ...

Mentioned by Lloydminster Source Posted in By Colin “Without goalposts and guidelines governments tend to wander,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “We know how important it is to maintain balance in what you are doing as a government. ... “In Lloydminster there are very few buildings the don't have a help wanted sign, the resource sector of course is expanding and that is putting a big drain on our capacity to train people fast enough,” said Ritz, MP for Battlefords-Lloydminster. “As a government federally, we are looking at how we make sure the people that are ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the diligence of this committee. You're actually doing two jobs at once. I can see the headline now in the ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Supplementary Estimates (B) 2012-13: Vote 1b, 5b, 10b and 25b under AGRICULTURE ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have with me here today my deputy minister, Suzanne Vinet; George Da Pont, president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Paul ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Bill S-11, An Act respecting food commodities, including their inspection, their safety, ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm joined today by officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency: the president, George Da Pont, as well as Neil Bouwer, Paul ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Expenditure Plans for the Department for the fiscal year 2011-12 and Main ... Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good day, everyone. As you well know, Mr. Chair, our government's top priority is the economy, and Canada's agricultural industry plays an ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Growing Forward 2 and Supplementary Estimates (B) 2011-12: Votes 1b, 10b, 20b ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's certainly a pleasure to be here today. I want to thank this committee for your continued hard work to move the ...

Spoke at the Bill C-18 committee on Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Of course, I'm pleased to be able to participate in today's discussion. We've been following along on television and with some of ...

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

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