Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb has been appointed to Parliament’s Standing Committee on International Trade.
A statement from Lobb’s office says, the committee is tasked with looking at international trade policy and the global trade investment environment.
In a statement, Lobb says, “Canada is a trading nation and our economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic depends on building strong trading relationships with our friends and allies.”
Federal departments and agencies under the Committee’s scrutiny include part of Global Affairs Canada, Export Development Canada, Canadian Commercial Corporation, and Invest in Canada.
Lobb has previously been a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Public Safety and National Security, Veterans Affairs and Agriculture and Agri-Food. He was first elected in 2008.