Canadian Grain Commission chief’s term extended

NFU calls on Chorney to uphold mandate to act in producers’ interests

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Published: December 18, 2023

Doug Chorney. (Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Allan Dawson)

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) chief commissioner Doug Chorney has seen his term extended as the search continues for his replacement, CGC said today. 

Chorney’s term was extended to April 30, 2024, a CGC spokesperson said in an email.  

“This extension will provide the Government of Canada the time to complete the open, transparent, and merit-based selection process that was launched earlier in 2023 to fill the position,” the spokesperson said.  

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Chorney, who farms near East Selkirk, Manitoba, was appointed to the role at the end of December, 2020, for a three-year term. At the time he’d been acting chief since June 2020 as the former chief commissioner had retired. 

Chorney was appointed assistant chief commissioner in February of 2017. 

In a statement today, the National Farmers Union (NFU) called on Chorney to “steadfastly uphold the CGC’s mandate,” which is to “in the interests of the grain producers, establish and maintain standards of quality for Canadian grain and regulate grain handling in Canada, to ensure a dependable commodity for domestic and export markets.” 

“The CGC’s effective use of its regulatory authority and mandate is the solid foundation upon which the Canadian grain sector’s enviable reputation and excellent trade position has been built,” the NFU added. 

Geralyn Wichers is associate digital editor of AGCanada.com. She writes from southeastern Manitoba.

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Geralyn Wichers

Geralyn Wichers

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Geralyn graduated from Red River College's Creative Communications program in 2019 and launched directly into agricultural journalism with the Manitoba Co-operator. Her enterprising, colourful reporting has earned awards such as the Dick Beamish award for current affairs feature writing and a Canadian Online Publishing Award, and in 2023 she represented Canada in the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists' Alltech Young Leaders Program. Geralyn is a co-host of the Armchair Anabaptist podcast, cat lover, and thrift store connoisseur.

 

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