Coronavirus, newest challenge facing Bibeau, adds impetus to risk management reform

The virus-induced economic slowdown comes at a tough time for the agri-food industry, which was already struggling with international trade restrictions, the affects of poor harvests, and fallout from recent rail disruptions.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured in this file photo. Despite the multitude of challenges, she's gone from an 'unknown' in the industry to a well-respected minister at the helm of an important department.
Canada's federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has been at the head of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for just over a year. She hardly had a chance to breathe since she was ushered into the post on March 1, 2019, in the midst of the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Just five days later, on March 6...

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