Minister MacAulay Announces Appointment to the Canadian Grain Commission
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 01/31/17 -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced today the appointment of Lonny McKague as Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). The appointment is for a four-year term effective February 13, 2017. Biographical notes are attached.
This appointment is part of the rigorous new approach to Governor in Council appointments-an approach that uses open, transparent and merit-based selection processes that strive for gender parity and reflect Canada''s diversity to support Ministers in making appointment recommendations for positions within their portfolio.
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"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Lonny McKague to the Canadian Grain Commission. The CGC is responsible for maintaining a competitive and efficient grain sector and I know Mr. McKague will bring his knowledge and experience to ensure the Commission is properly equipped to carry out this important role."
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Mr. McKague has extensive experience as an owner and operator of a farm in South Central Saskatchewan. His forty years of experience as a primary producer have provided him with knowledge of current social and economic issues facing producers and their businesses.
He has successfully navigated a farming operation through all of the production, handling, transportation and marketing challenges that have occurred in the ever-changing global market.
Mr. McKague served as a Director and a Founding Member of Ogema Elevator Ltd, a provider of grain elevator products and services in Ogema, Saskatchewan. He is a former president of the Canadian Limousin Association, the Ogema Agricultural Society, and of the local Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. He also served as a past director of the Ogema Credit Union.
Mr. McKague has studied Vocational Agriculture and Agriculture Business Management at the University of Saskatchewan.
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