Agriculture

-35% lobbying YoY

31 MPs have agriculture as their top lobbying subject, with 10,011 total lobbying meetings recorded.

31 MPs
10,011 lobbying meetings
24,959 lobbying registrations
10,429 parliamentary speeches

MPs Most Lobbied on Agriculture

1
John Barlow
Conservative

Foothills, Alberta

1,027

meetings

2
Kody Blois
Liberal

Kings—Hants, Nova Scotia

745

meetings

3
Ted Falk
Conservative

Provencher, Manitoba

602

meetings

4
James Bezan
Conservative

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, Manitoba

568

meetings

5
Andrew Scheer
Conservative

Regina—Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

501

meetings

6
Lianne Rood
Conservative

Middlesex—London, Ontario

464

meetings

7
Warren Steinley
Conservative

Regina—Lewvan, Saskatchewan

395

meetings

8
Dave Epp
Conservative

Chatham-Kent—Leamington, Ontario

382

meetings

9
Luc Berthold
Conservative

Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière, Quebec

375

meetings

10
Kevin Waugh
Conservative

Saskatoon South, Saskatchewan

365

meetings

11
Dan Mazier
Conservative

Riding Mountain, Manitoba

333

meetings

12
Michael Kram
Conservative

Regina—Wascana, Saskatchewan

329

meetings

13
Jeremy Patzer
Conservative

Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley, Saskatchewan

325

meetings

14
Cathay Wagantall
Conservative

Yorkton—Melville, Saskatchewan

316

meetings

15
Tim Louis
Liberal

Kitchener—Conestoga, Ontario

314

meetings

16
Brad Vis
Conservative

Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford, British Columbia

313

meetings

17
Yves Perron
Bloc Québécois

Berthier—Maskinongé, Quebec

295

meetings

18
John Nater
Conservative

Perth—Wellington, Ontario

291

meetings

19
Brad Redekopp
Conservative

Saskatoon West, Saskatchewan

287

meetings

20
Rosemarie Falk
Conservative

Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan

265

meetings

21
Heath MacDonald
Liberal

Malpeque, Prince Edward Island

265

meetings

22
Glen Motz
Conservative

Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, Alberta

232

meetings

23
Jacques Gourde
Conservative

Lévis—Lotbinière, Quebec

170

meetings

24
Kevin Lamoureux
Liberal

Winnipeg North, Manitoba

163

meetings

25
Alex Ruff
Conservative

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Ontario

150

meetings

26
Louis Plamondon
Bloc Québécois

Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, Quebec

129

meetings

27
Scot Davidson
Conservative

New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury, Ontario

129

meetings

28
Fraser Tolmie
Conservative

Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, Saskatchewan

126

meetings

29
Marianne Dandurand
Liberal

Compton—Stanstead, Quebec

73

meetings

30
Arpan Khanna
Conservative

Oxford, Ontario

60

meetings

31
Dominique Vien
Conservative

Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, Quebec

22

meetings

Party Breakdown

Conservative24 (77%)
Liberal5 (16%)
Bloc Québécois2 (6%)

By Province

Saskatchewan9
Ontario7
Quebec6
Manitoba4
Alberta2
Nova Scotia1
British Columbia1
Prince Edward Island1

Lobbying Activity by Year

2008273
2009544
2010785
20111,148
20121,200
2013965
2014817
2015965
20161,818
20172,076
20182,236
20191,679
20202,824
20212,233
20223,113
20233,008
20241,943

Lobbying Pipeline

How lobbying on this topic flows through Parliament

Registrations24,959
Briefing notes1,778
Parliament speeches10,429
Question Period148
42% of lobbying registrations get mentioned in Parliament.

Most Active Speakers

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux167
Mr. Martin Champoux121

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Recent Parliamentary Speeches

Jeremy Patzer2026-03-09
Agriculture

Statements by Members

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been running the country for close to a year, and so far he is turning out to be another Liberal disaster, just like Justin Trudeau. First, his ag minister promised an emergency use for strychnine, to control gopher infestations. With spring on the horizon, the ti…

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John Barlow2026-02-26
Agriculture and Agri-Food

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, the agriculture minister gave his word to farmers that he would support a request for emergency use of strychnine. Prairie farmers were devastated last season, with some losing 20% of their yield. Denying the request from Alberta and Saskatchewan is another Liberal broken promise when f…

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The Speaker2026-02-26
Agriculture and Agri-Food

Oral Questions

It is getting a little loud over there. We are going now to the hon. member for Bow River.

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Some hon. members2026-02-26
Agriculture and Agri-Food

Oral Questions

Oh, oh!

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Hon. Heath MacDonald2026-02-26
Agriculture and Agri-Food

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, this is an extremely important question for the prairie provinces and Alberta. I am certainly disappointed, and I have said publicly that I supported the application. I am disappointed in the PMRA's decision, but ultimately it is an independent agency. We will keep working with the prov…

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