Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel speaks to the media after the 2019 Alberta Leaders Debate in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Codie McLachlanLeader Stephen Mandel says an Alberta Party government would create 6,000 new jobs and create a new innovation fund for the province’s agriculture and agri-food industries.
He says the new fund would provide $100-million annually, starting this fiscal year, for industry-led projects and increased upgrading of plant-based proteins and biofuels.Mandel says he would also focus on developing a new export program to sell more raw and value-added agriculture products.
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