Bibeau a ‘surprise’ in ag role, but presents chance to ‘go to bat’ for sector, say observers

Despite being seen as a bit of an unknown by the agriculture community, Marie-Claude Bibeau hails from a Quebec riding with a heavy concentration of dairy farms.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is pictured speaking to reporters outside of Rideau Hall on March 1.
Marie-Claude Bibeau’s appointment as the new agriculture and agri-food minister came as a surprise to the agriculture community, stakeholders say, but they note that as an MP hailing from a riding full of dairy farmers, she has been a “good voice” for supply-man...

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