Blois in as agriculture minister

[UPDATED] Glacier FarmMedia — Kody Blois will take over the role of Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development in Mark Carney’s cabinet.

Carney and his cabinet were sworn in today.

Blois, who represents the constituency of Kings-Hants in Nova Scotia, will inherit the role from veteran agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay, who announced his retirement from the position in early March.

Blois has some experience with the office, having previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and served on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture.

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Blois was one of the few Liberal MPs who supported Bill C-234, a private members bill that proposed to exempt from the price on carbon propane and natural gas for farm uses like grain drying and barn heating.

He also acted as Chair of the Atlantic caucus, where he advocated for higher carbon tax rebates for rural residents and sponsored the 2023 Bill C-359, which would have allowed for provisional registration or approval of feeds, seeds and pest control products if already approved by two or more “trusted jurisdictions.”

Neither bill became law.