Harrison, Wyant off to Israel for trade mission
Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison, the trade and export development minister, and deputy premier Gordon Wyant are off to Israel to conduct a week-long trade mission.
It will involve stops in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with meetings scheduled with government officials, private industry, and a number of Israeli academic and research organizations.
Harrison said the trip will give the delegation an opportunity to showcase the provinces’ agriculture and innovation within the sector. Recent changes to the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, he believes, will lead to significantly increased trade between Saskatchewan and Israel, primarily in the agricultural and agricultural biotech spaces.
“We think there are significant synergistic opportunities both here in this province and in Israel,” Harrison said.