Rob Flack became the new minister of agriculture, food and agribusiness in a recent cabinet shuffle.
The main difference in Minister Flack’s new title is the agribusiness portion.
Ontario ag contributes almost $50 billion to GDP, employs one in nine people between the farm gate and the consumer’s plate, and exports over $26 billion of goods.
“The premier wants to view agrifood through the lens of economic growth,” the minister said. “As a job creator, as a sustainable industry which it already is, and to attract investments.”